Following the drum : British women in the Peninsular War

Following the drum : British women in the Peninsular War

Following the Drum: British Women in the Peninsular War examines the lives of British women, soldiers' and officers' wives, for the most part, who followed the British army on campaign in Portugal, Spain, and southern France during the Peninsular War (1808-1814). Because most of the women...

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Main Author: Simonson, Sheila
Format: Others
Published: PDXScholar 1981
Subjects:
Peninsular War (1807-1814) > Women
European History
History
Social History
Women's Studies
Online Access:https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3137
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spelling ndltd-pdx.edu-oai-pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu-open_access_etds-41442019-10-20T04:29:46Z Following the drum : British women in the Peninsular War Simonson, Sheila Following the Drum: British Women in the Peninsular War examines the lives of British women, soldiers' and officers' wives, for the most part, who followed the British army on campaign in Portugal, Spain, and southern France during the Peninsular War (1808-1814). Because most of the women were of the working class, their major roles, as wives, mothers, widows, workers, and criminals, have been contrasted with those roles as defined in British working-class culture. 1981-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3137 https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4144&context=open_access_etds Dissertations and Theses PDXScholar Peninsular War (1807-1814) -- Women European History History Social History Women's Studies
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topic Peninsular War (1807-1814) -- Women
European History
History
Social History
Women's Studies
spellingShingle Peninsular War (1807-1814) -- Women
European History
History
Social History
Women's Studies
Simonson, Sheila
Following the drum : British women in the Peninsular War
description Following the Drum: British Women in the Peninsular War examines the lives of British women, soldiers' and officers' wives, for the most part, who followed the British army on campaign in Portugal, Spain, and southern France during the Peninsular War (1808-1814). Because most of the women were of the working class, their major roles, as wives, mothers, widows, workers, and criminals, have been contrasted with those roles as defined in British working-class culture.
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title Following the drum : British women in the Peninsular War
title_short Following the drum : British women in the Peninsular War
title_full Following the drum : British women in the Peninsular War
title_fullStr Following the drum : British women in the Peninsular War
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