Podcast: Women in 18th Century Britain

Professor Roey Sweet, University of Leicester, originally published 11th August 2015

Work, Education and Politics

In this podcast Professor Roey Sweet of the University of Leicester looks at how the lives of British women were transformed in the 18th century.

1. Women in 18th-century Britain: Introduction.
2. Women in agriculture.
3. Women in manufacturing.
4. Middle Class Women.
5. Women and education.
6. Women of the social elite.



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