Women Against Cruelty : Protection of Animals in Nineteenth-Century Britain /

Donald, Diana,

Women Against Cruelty : Protection of Animals in Nineteenth-Century Britain / Diana Donald. - 1 online resource (282 pages) : illustrations - Gender in History . - Gender in history. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prefatory note : the archive of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals -- Sexual distinctions in attitudes to animals in the late Georgian era -- The early history of the RSPCA : its culture and its conflicts -- Animal welfare and 'humane education' : new roles for women -- The 'two religions' : a gendered divide in Victorian society -- Anti- vivisection : a feminist cause? -- Sentiment and 'the spirit of life' : new insights at the fin de siecle.

This is the first study of women's leading contribution to animal protection in nineteenth-century Britain.

9781526115430 (electronic bk.) 1526115433 (electronic bk.) 9781526115447 (ePub ebook) 1526115441 1526162288 (electronic book) 9781526162281 (electronic book) 1526162296 (electronic book) 9781526162298 (electronic book) (hbk.)

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1800-1899


Animal welfare--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Women and animals--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Animal rights activists--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Women--Social conditions--Great Britain--19th century.
Femmes et animaux--Histoire--Grande-Bretagne--19e siècle.
Défenseurs des droits des animaux--Histoire--Grande-Bretagne--19e siècle.
Femmes--Conditions sociales--Grande-Bretagne--19e siècle.
HISTORY--Europe--Great Britain.
Animal rights activists.
Animal welfare.
Women and animals.
Women--Social conditions.


Great Britain.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.

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