A Magazine of Her Own?: Domesticity and Desire in the Woman's Magazine, 1800-1914

by Margaret Beetham

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Like the corset, the women's magazines which emerged in the nineteenth century produced a 'natural' idea of femininity: the domestic wife; the fashionable woman; the romancing and desirable girl. Their legacy, from agony aunts to fashion plates, are easily traced in their modern counterparts. But do these magazines and their promises empower or disempower their readers? A Magazine of Her Own? is a lively and revealing exploration of this immensely...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0415141125

ISBN13:9780415141123

Release Date:April 1996

Publisher:Routledge

Length:256 Pages

Weight:1.30 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Communication & Journalism History History & Criticism Humanities Journalism Journalism & Nonfiction Language Arts Literature Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Movements & Periods Politics & Social Sciences Reference Social Sciences Textbooks Women in History World Writing

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