An edition of Women, work, and representation
(2003)
Women, work, and representation
needlewomen in Victorian art and literature
by Lynn Mae Alexander
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In Victorian England, virtually all women were taught to sew, but this essentially domestic virtue took on a different aspect for the professional seamstress of the day. This study considers the way this powerful image of working-class suffering was used by social reformers in art and literature.
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English Art, English literature, History, History and criticism, Needlework in literature, Needleworkers in literature, Poor in art, Poor in literature, Poor women, Sewing in art, Sewing in literature, Women in literature, Working poor, English literature, history and criticism, 19th century, Women and literature, Art and literature, Art, british, Women in artPlaces
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Women, work, and representation: needlewomen in Victorian art and literature
2003, Ohio University Press
in English
0821414933 9780821414934
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-250) and index.
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