REGULATING WOMANHOOD by Carol Smart (Editor) ( 9780415074056 )

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Title:

REGULATING WOMANHOOD
HISTORICAL ESSAYS ON MARRIAGE, MOTHERHOOD AND SEXUALITY

By:

Carol Smart (Editor)

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0415074053

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9780415074056

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

12 March, 1992

Pages:

244

Description:

Examines the social regulation of women through the law in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the resistance which emerged. The essays refute the idea of oppressed women; studies from Europe and the US show how issues of motherhood and women's sexuality stimulated action and negotiation with the law.

Synopsis:

This collection of original essays looks at a topic of growing interest and debate in feminist and historical circles: the social regulation of women through law during the 19th and 20th centuries, and the resistance which emerged in response. The collection refutes the notion of women oppressed during the 19th century, unable to act in opposition to the law. When issues of motherhood and women's sexuality became areas of public policy, women began to negotiate the law, as case studies from Europe and the USA show. This book should be of interest to students of women's studies, sociology of law, and social policy.

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