Emigrant Gentlewomen
Genteel Poverty and Female Emigration, 1830-1914
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5836809 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Theresa M Mcbride, Theresa Mcbride (0009-0002-9885-230X), A J Hammerton (0000-0002-8415-2217) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1382-1382 |
| Publication date | 1979-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The American Historical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-8762 • E-ISSN: 1937-5239 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1861540 |
| OpenAlex | W2018771618 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
First published in 1979. This book examines the distressed gentlewoman stereotype, primarily through a study of the experience of emigration among single middle-class women between 1830 and 1914. Based largely on a study of government and philanthropic emigration projects, it argues that the image of the downtrodden resident governess does inadequate justice to Victorian middle-class women's responses to the experience of economic and social decline and to insufficient female employment opportunities. This title will be of interest to students of history
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 2023 (40) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |