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What Regency Women Did For Us [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 200 pages, kõrgus x laius: 234x156 mm, 16 illustrations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 01-Jul-2017
  • Kirjastus: Pen & Sword History
  • ISBN-10: 1473882249
  • ISBN-13: 9781473882249
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 200 pages, kõrgus x laius: 234x156 mm, 16 illustrations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 01-Jul-2017
  • Kirjastus: Pen & Sword History
  • ISBN-10: 1473882249
  • ISBN-13: 9781473882249
Teised raamatud teemal:
Regency women inhabited a very different world from the one in which we live today. Considered intellectually inferior to men, they received little education and had very few rights. This book tells the inspirational stories of twelve women, from very different backgrounds, who overcame often huge obstacles to achieve success. These women were pioneers, philanthropists and entrepreneurs, authors, scientists and actresses women who made an impact on their world and ours. In her debut non-fiction work, popular history blogger Rachel Knowles tells how each of these remarkable ladies helped change the world they lived in and whose legacy is still evident today. Two hundred years later, their stories are still inspirational.
Acknowledgements 6(1)
Introduction 7(8)
Chapter 1 The King's Stone Maker --- Eleanor Coade (1733-1821)
15(13)
Chapter 2 The Accidental Astronomer --- Caroline Herschel (1750-1848)
28(13)
Chapter 3 The Upright Actress --- Sarah Siddons (1755-1831)
41(13)
Chapter 4 Entrepreneur Extraordinaire --- Marie Tussaud (1761-1850)
54(12)
Chapter 5 The Benevolent Mountaineer --- Mary Parminter (1767-1849)
66(12)
Chapter 6 Mother of Historical Fiction --- Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849)
78(13)
Chapter 7 Faraday's Teacher --- Jane Marcet (1769-1858)
91(14)
Chapter 8 Engineering Enthusiast --- Sarah Guppy (1770-1852)
105(12)
Chapter 9 Mr Darcy's Maker --- Jane Austen (1775-1817)
117(14)
Chapter 10 Rags to Regency Riches --- Harriot Mellon (1777-1837)
131(13)
Chapter 11 The Angel of the Prisons --- Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845)
144(12)
Chapter 12 The Regency Fossilist --- Mary Aiming (1799-1847)
156(12)
Notes 168(9)
List of Illustrations 177(2)
Select Bibliography 179(7)
Index 186
A lifelong enthusiast for the Regency period, Rachel Knowles established the Regency History blog in 2011, acquiring a reputation for paying meticulous attention to original sources in her pursuit of historical accuracy. Her first historical novel, A Perfect Match, a romance set in late Georgian England, was published in 2015. She lives in Weymouth, Dorset, and is a popular local speaker on the Regency period.