Title: Mothers and daughters
First published: 1983
Description: "The first psychosocial study of the female intelligentsia in Russia, Mothers and Daughters explains how and why women radicals of the nineteenth century diverged from their male counterparts, describes the forces that led women to rebel, and discusses their mixed legacy to future generations. Barbara Alpern Engel examines her subject on three levels: the traditional family system; early feminism and women's rebellion against the family; and the causes and consequences of women's revolutionary activity. She describes the impact this revolt had on the family and the lives of radical women and the movement's role in inspiring a new feminine mythology. Throughout, Engel brings nineteenth-century women to life, humanizing history as she presents a case study of how the personal became political in a time and place very different from our own."--Jacket.
Subjects: 1801-1917, Women in politics, Mothers, Radicalism, Social conditions, Daughters, Intellectuals, History, 19th century, Soviet Union, Women, soviet union, Women, political activity, Political activity, Women, Russia (federation), history, Soviet union, history, 19th century, Russia (federation), social conditions
Places: Russia, Soviet Union
Time periods: 19th century, 1801-1917
LC classification: HQ1663 .E53 1983