Essays on the Pursuits of Women
Also, a Paper on Female Education

A series of essays discussing topics of importance to Victorian feminists including marital inequality and education, first published in 1863.

Frances Power Cobbe (Author)

9781108020480, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 16 September 2010

252 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.54 kg

Frances Power Cobbe (1822–1904) was an Irish writer, social reformer and activist best known for her contributions to Victorian feminism and women's suffrage. After the death of her father in 1857, Cobbe travelled extensively across Europe before becoming a leader-writer addressing public issues for the London newspaper The Echo in 1868. She continued to publish on the topics of feminism, social problems and theology for the rest of her life. This volume, first published in 1863, contains a series of essays discussing topics of importance to early feminists. Cobbe explores sexual and matrimonial inequality and the changing status of and opportunities for single women, and advocates greater and more extensive female education. Cobbe also discusses possible reasons behind the inequality and limitations experienced by singe and married women, providing insights into the lives experienced by Victorian women and exemplifying the ideas and concerns of contemporary feminists.

Preface
1. Social science congresses, and women's part in them
2. Celibacy v. marriage
3. What shall we do with our old maids?
4. Female charity: lay and monastic
5. Women in Italy, in 1862
6. Workhouse sketches
7. The education of women.

Subject Areas: Social theory [JHBA]