Ideal, reality and opposition : white women in Durban, 1900- 1920.

In 1900 Durban's white' society closely resembled its British counterpart. As in Britain an ideal of womanhood encompassed various generalisations concerning woman's true nature and purpose. Women were upheld as pure, chaste nurturers, and homemakers. In order that they might remain...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Noble, Kerryn.
Other Authors: Posel, Rosalind.
Language:en_ZA
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10413/7334