Women, work, and representation
Subtitle: needlewomen in Victorian art and literature
By: Lynn M. Alexander.
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Athens
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
Subjects: English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.; Needlework in literature.; Working poor -- England -- History -- 19th century.; Poor women -- England -- History -- 19th century.; Art, English -- 19th century.; Needleworkers in literature.; Sewing in literature.; Women in literature.; Poor in literature.; Sewing in art.; Poor in art.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-250) and index.