{"product_id":"dreamers-of-a-new-day-women-who-invented-the-twentieth-century-paperback","title":"Dreamers of a New Day: Women Who Invented the Twentieth Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSheila Rowbotham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the 1880s to the 1920s, a profound social awakening among women extended the possibilities of change far beyond the struggle for the vote. Amid the growth of globalized trade, mass production, immigration and urban slums, American and British women broke with custom and prejudice. Taking off corsets, forming free unions, living communally, buying ethically, joining trade unions, doing social work in settlements, these \"dreamers of a new day\" challenged ideas about sexuality, mothering, housework, the economy and citizenship. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a wealth of research, Sheila Rowbotham has written a groundbreaking new history that shows how women created much of the fabric of modern life. These innovative dreamers raised questions that remain at the forefront of our twenty-first-century lives.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSheila Rowbotham\u003c\/b\u003e is Honorary Research Fellow in Sociology in the School of Social Sciences within the Faculty of Humanities at Manchester University and Visiting Fellow in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies at the University of Bristol. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Her many books include the James Tait Black-shortlisted \u003ci\u003eEdward Carpenter: A Life of Liberty and Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Century of Women: The History of Women in Britain and the United States in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePromise Of A Dream: Remembering the Sixties\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDreamers of a New Day: Women Who Invented the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written for, among other newspapers, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian, The Times, The Independent, New Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Manchester.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49152643563672,"sku":"9781844677030","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/NjVCY3Jhb1FRa2U0cGJUOG9kdjYvZz09.webp?v=1779595059","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/dreamers-of-a-new-day-women-who-invented-the-twentieth-century-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}