Deborah Simonton

A new and major contribution to the field, Women in European Culture and Society is a transnational history of women in Europe from the beginning of the eighteenth century that pushes women's history beyond national studies to create an integrated view of three hundred years of women in Europe. Using a longue durée, the book disentangles the accounts of industrialisation...

Women in European Culture and Society offers readers an insightful overview of the role and place of women in Western Europe, starting from the beginning of the eighteenth century. This book includes a collection of essays that explore key themes in women's history.