Bread Winner: An Intimate History of the Victorian Economy, Hardcover - Emma Griffin

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The overlooked story of how ordinary women and their husbands managed financially in the Victorian era - and why so many struggled despite increasing national prosperityNineteenth century Britain saw remarkable economic growth and a rise in real wages. But not everyone shared in the nations wealth. Unable to earn a sufficient income themselves, working-class women were reliant on the breadwinner wage of their husbands. When income failed, or was denied or squandered by errant men, families could be plunged into desperate poverty from which there was no escape.Emma Griffin unlocks the homes of Victorian England to examine the lives - and finances - of the people who lived there. Drawing on over 600 working-class autobiographies, including more than 200 written by women, Bread Winner changes our understanding of daily life in Victorian Britain.About the AuthorEmma Griffin is professor of modern British history at the University of East Anglia. She is the author of five books, including Libertys Dawn and Blood Sport.

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162.99 ^RON

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