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A Woman's Place: 1910-1975

by Ruth Adam · 1975

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Provides an overview of 20th century women's lives, covering what the reader want to know about the suffragettes, early 'type-writers', contraception, and work in wartime; and it complements Persephone's other books by exploring factually what they, indirectly, explore in fiction.

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Themes
feminismfeminismMore like thisLess of this
Setting
BritishBritishMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 339 pages

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