Author(s): Martha Vicinus (Editor)

Social Science, Economic History, Race/Identity, Peace/Cultural/ International Studies | Women/Feminism | General

The ideal woman of the Victorian era was a combination of sexual innocence, conspicuous consumption, and worship of the family hearth--with marriage and procreation being a woman's only function. Suffer and Be Still is a collection of ten lively essays which document the feminine stereotypes that Victorian women fought against, but only partially defeated.

Good condition. Cover - some scuff marks, and is covered with plastic.