{"product_id":"feminine-public-sphere","title":"Feminine Public Sphere","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt a time when women were barred from clerical roles, middle-class women made use of the informal power structures of Victorian and Edwardian associationalism in order to actively participate as citizens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis investigation of women's part in civic life provides a fresh approach to the 'public sphere', illuminates women as agents of a middle-class identity and develops the notion of a 'feminine public sphere', or the web of associations, institutions and discourses used by disenfranchised middle-class women to express their citizenship.  The extent of middle-class women's contribution to civic life is examined through their involvement in reforming and philanthropic associations as well as local government.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaking use of a range of previously untapped sources, this fascinating book will appeal in particular to those with an interest in Gender History and Scottish History.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54257592959320,"sku":"9780719079665","price":97.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780719079665_fc302a5a-ba11-4c30-97d4-2acf5d4c2e92.jpg?v=1765195217","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/feminine-public-sphere","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}