The feisty warm-hearted "mum" has long figured as a symbol of the working class in Britain, yet working-class history has emphasized male organizations such as clubs, unions, or political parties. Mothers' skills in managing the family budget, earning income, and caring for their children were critical in protecting households from the worst hardships of industrial capitalism, yet povert
The feisty warm-hearted "mum" has long figured as a symbol of the working class in Britain, yet working-class history has emphasized male organizations such as clubs, unions, or political parties. Mothers' skills in managing the family budget, earning income, and caring for their children were critical in protecting households from the worst hardships of industrial capitalism, yet poverty or the threat of it molded intimate relationships and left its imprint on personalities. Shaky household economics, pressure toward respectability, the close proximity of neighbors, the precariousness of infant and child life, and little chance of better lives for their children shaped the work and emotions of motherhood much more than did the biological experiences of pregnancy, birth, and lactation.This beautifully written book, embellished with Cockney slang and music hall songs, addresses fascinating questions in the fielEllen Ross is Professor of Women's Studies at Ramapo College.
"Ellen Ross's eagerly awaited book is a marvel of detail on all aspects of motherhood among London's poor."--Journal of Social History"Remarkable and wholly originalshe evokes with extraordinary richness, authenticity and flair working-class motherhood in late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century London.A book that both animates the past and clarifies the present."--The Nation"Scholars have long awaited this bookIt contains nearly everything one could wish to know about London working-class family life and women's work of reproduction, biological and social."--Contemporary Sociology"Love and Toil is an extraordinary work of social and cultural history. It is also a remarActually a 3.5 star bookFirst time I have read this author and I really liked the Bone Secrets series (These should be read in order).I can easily give the same review to them all. I highly recommend it!. Myers goes above and beyond to make sure that the reader can practically apply the knowledge and gives you a plan to carry it out. First of all, doesn't that sound a bit like Lamarkism? Well, on the surface it does, but there are serious academic biologists who have recently suggested that biological and cultural evolution (such as taking up the use of psychedelic mushrooms) can interact in interesting ways. It didn't really seem to be the best book I have ever read. Celia added so much depth to this plotline and I loved the twists and turns.Everyone knows I love the sexy alpha’s Celia creates, but these two were not just sexy. I stayed up late to read it. That’s chapter one. Throughout this book, and his lectures, he seems to advocate a very socialistic and c- Title : Love and Toil: Motherhood in Outcast London, 1870-1918
- Author : Ellen Ross
- Rating : 4.57 (266 Vote)
- Publish : 2014-9-24
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 336 Pages
- Asin : 0195083210
- Language : English
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