Conversations in cold rooms
Subtitle: women, work, and poverty in nineteenth-century Northumberland
By: Jane Long.
Series: Royal Historical Society studies in history.
Publisher: Royal Historical Society; Boydell Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: [London]; Suffolk, UK; Rochester, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
Subjects: Poor women -- England -- Northumberland -- History -- 19th century.; Poor women -- Employment -- England -- Northumberland -- History -- 19th century.; Poor women -- Services for -- England -- Northumberland -- History -- 19th century.; Charities -- England -- Northumberland -- History -- 19th century.
Description: "In what ways did gender influence the shape of poverty, and of poor women's work, in Victorian England? This book explores the problem in the context of nineteenth-century Northumberland, examining urban and rural conditions for women, poor relief debates and practices, philanthropic activity, working-class cultures, and 'protective' intervention in women's employment."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-236) and index.