{"product_id":"the-feminine-public-sphere-middle-class-women-and-civic-life-in-scotland-c-1870-1914-9780719079665","title":"The Feminine Public Sphere: Middle-Class Women and Civic Life in Scotland, c.1870-1914","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Megan Smitley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social History\u003c\/p\u003e\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. This 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. Making 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":"Hardcover","offer_id":47891553222807,"sku":"9780719079665","price":8785.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780719079665.webp?v=1781184090","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-feminine-public-sphere-middle-class-women-and-civic-life-in-scotland-c-1870-1914-9780719079665","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}