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Out of the Shadows

A History of Women in Twentieth-century Wales

Author(s) Deirdre Beddoe

Paperback - £14.99

Language: English

Genre(s): History, Gender Studies, Wales Studies

April 2001 · 224 pages ·216x138mm

· Paperback - 9780708315910

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This work reveals the story of women's lives in Wales during the 20th century. The areas of women's lives explored include: education; health; home life; leisure; politics; and waged work. The regional variations and differing linguistic and cultural traditions are also investigated.

An eminently readable book, with the added bonus of striking photographs.

Author(s): Deirdre Beddoe

Deirdre Beddoe is Emeritus Professor of Women's History at the University of Glamorgan. She is also a broadcaster and the author of several books on women's history, including Welsh Convict Women, Discovering Women's History: A Practical Manual and Back to Home and Duty: Women in Britain Between the Wars.