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Women and Belief, 1852–1928


The period covered by this volume (1859–68) was a tumultuous one, not least in terms of the tensions surrounding gender roles and religious beliefs and practices. The women’s movement in Britain was gathering momentum and had already made significant gains (in particular with regard to child custody, via the 1839 Custody Act, and access to the divorce courts, via the 1857 Matrimonial Causes Act). Among the demands of women’s rights campaigners was the equal recognition of women within religious organisations, while religious doctrine was employed by both feminists and anti-feminists to justify their respective positions.

Volume Contents

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    Front Matter
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    Introduction to Volume III By Jessica Cox; Nadine Muller
  • Woman’s sphere and work, considered in the light of scripture. A Book for Young Women (London: James Nisbet and Co., 1859) By William Landels
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      Introductory
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      Woman’s Mission as defined by her Creator
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      Woman’s Mission and Man’s Wants
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      Woman’s Mission and Woman’s Nature
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      Woman’s Mission and Woman’s Qualifications
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      Woman’s Mission in the Marriage and Maternal Relations
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      Woman’s Mission in her Unmarried State
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      Woman’s Mission in Various Occupations
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      Woman’s Mission in Reference to Religion
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    The Influence of Christianity on the Position and Character of Woman: A sermon [on Romans xvi.1] (Calcutta: T. J. M’Arthur, Bishop’s College Press, 1859) By W. Kay
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    Female Ministry; or, Woman’s Right to Preach the Gospel (1859; London: Morgan & Chase, 1870) By Mrs. Booth
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    Woman’s work: a speech delivered in the Lower House of Convocation on Tuesday, July 19, 1861 (London: Rivingtons, 1862) By Richard Seymour
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    Plea for modern prophetesses (Glasgow: George Callie, 1866) By Miss I. T. Armstrong
  • Female Franchise. Have Women Immortal Souls? The popular belief disputed. (London: Frederick Farrah, 1868) By A Clerk in Holy Orders
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