{"product_id":"from-eve-to-dawn-a-history-of-women-in-the-world-volume-iii-infernos-and-paradises-the-triumph-of-capitalism-in-the-19th-century-paperback","title":"From Eve to Dawn, a History of Women in the World, Volume III: Infernos and Paradises, the Triumph of Capitalism in the 19th Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarilyn French\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling author: \"A rare find: a page-turning, can't-put-it-down history text.\" --\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWriting about what she calls the \"most cheering period in female history,\" Marilyn French recounts how nineteenth-century women living under imperialism, industrialization, and capitalism nonetheless organized for their own education, a more equitable wage, and the vote.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFocusing on the United States, Great Britain, and countries in Africa, French argues that capitalism's success depended on the exploitation and enslavement of huge numbers, including women, but the act of working outside the home alongside other women, rather than in isolation, provided women with the possibility of organizing for emancipation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"The third volume of her remarkable four-volume survey . . . fascinating insight and detail.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarilyn French\u003c\/b\u003e (1929-2009) was born in New York. She received her PhD from Harvard and taught English at Hofstra, Harvard, and Holy Cross College. She is best known for her novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Women's Room\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn the Name of Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e, and her non-fiction works, including \u003ci\u003eBeyond Power\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe War against Women\u003c\/i\u003e and her memoir, \u003ci\u003eA Season in Hell\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e's most popular works include \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e (1983) and \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Assassin\u003c\/i\u003e (2000). She was born in Ottawa, Ontario in 1939, and received her undergraduate degree from Victoria University, along with a master's degree from Radcliffe College.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771596439840,"sku":"9781558615830","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f52bb33350f93e2a8c93917290a534b3.webp?v=1780389136","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/from-eve-to-dawn-a-history-of-women-in-the-world-volume-iii-infernos-and-paradises-the-triumph-of-capitalism-in-the-19th-century-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}