Graduate Women and Work in Wales, 1880 1939

This book traces the social backgrounds, educational experiences and subsequent lives of women who attended the university colleges in Wales from their inception to the outbreak of the Second World War. Using a sample of 2,000 graduates, the book foregrounds the experience of working-class women and critically assesses the claim of social inclusivity built around education in Wales. It charts changes and continuities in women's career prospects; explores graduates' relationship with the communities in which they studied, lived, and worked; and, finally, examines the extensive networks which underpinned their personal and professional lives.

Provides a major study of women graduates in Wales from the late nineteenth century until the eve of the Second World War Traces changes and continuities in their social backgrounds, educational experiences and post-university lives Examines the women's employment, in both paid and unpaid work

Autorentext

Beth Jenkins is a Visiting Fellow and former British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Essex, UK.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Educating a Nation?.- Chapter 3. College Cultures.- Chapter 4. Graduate Employment and Unemployment.- Chapter 5. In the Community.- Chapter 6. Networks.- Chapter 7. Conclusion./