Scholars in various branches of the humanities convened in July 2000, presumably at the University of Otago, to celebrate the work of New Zealand historian Page, and there presented early drafts of the eleven essays presented here. Among their topics are the communities of 13th- century holy woman Ida of Nivelles, ladies' benevolence in the New Zealand setting, and women factory inspectors in Britain from 1893 to 1921.
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A Collection to Remember,
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This review is from: Communities of Women: Historical Perspectives (Paperback)
Communities of Women is a suprising book. A myriad group of authors from all fields of history explore a range of communities from the medieval past to the Australasian present. I highly recommend it for courses in Gender Studies or Women's History, since its broad outlook will allow students to think about the complex questions of defining "community" and whether there are commonalities among women throughout the ages.
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Community is such an important and overused word. Here, the authors study it, limited to small groups of women that have rarely been studied on a comparative basis. The groups are very varied, in time and space. From a 13th century European nunnery to groups in Britain and Australasia in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Antipodean readers may turn with interest to the latter examples. These were colonial societies, sparsely settled. But also, on a global basis, quite favourable to women's rights. Possibly because the newness of frontier settlements and the shortage of labour meant that women had to fulfill necessary economic roles, quite aside from the traditional homemaking.
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