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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
May 2011
Print publication year:
2010
First published in:
1897
Online ISBN:
9780511704468
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511704468
Subjects:
Social and Population History, British History after 1450, History, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
Series:
Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
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Mona Caird (1854–1932) was a British novelist and early radical feminist social critic who insisted on maintaining her independence after marrying. Her 1888 article 'Marriage', in which she criticised marriage for limiting and subordinating women and called for equality between partners, sparked a furious controversy, and brought her widespread recognition. This volume, first published in 1897, contains a collection of Caird's feminist essays. She analyses the indignities marriage caused for women, both historically and contemporaneously, and advocates both equality in marriage (including in domestic duties) and women's economic independence. Caird also examines and criticises contemporary ideals of motherhood, discussing legislation and changes in social attitudes which would improve the lives of mothers. This volume presents a detailed account of controversial late-Victorian radical feminist views and criticisms. For more information on this author, see http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=cairmo

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