The world of the nineteenth-century woman was extremely narrow. Quiet, uncomplaining, and of delicate constitution, she spent her days at home with her family - the vagaries and demands of commerce were quite beyond her. Or so the story goes . . . History has not remembered these nine women. They came from a variety of backgrounds but the thing that links them is that they were financially able. They survived abusive husbands, bankruptcy, impecunious relatives and heart-breaking personal tragedies to achieve surprising levels of success, and every one of them was a Staffordshire woman.
ISBN: | 9780752448817 |
Publisher: | The History Press |
Imprint: | The History Press |
Published date: | 12 Mar 2010 |
DEWEY: | 942.460810922 |
DEWEY edition: | 22 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 126 |
Weight: | 276g |
Height: | 233mm |
Width: | 157mm |
Spine width: | 10mm |