The Surplus Woman

The first German women’s movement embraced the belief in a demographic surplus of unwed women, known as the Frauenüberschuß, as a central leitmotif in the campaign for reform. Proponents of the female surplus held that the advances of industry and urbanization had upset traditional marriage patterns...

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Главный автор: Dollard, Catherine L.
Формат: Online
Язык:английский
Опубликовано: Berghahn Books 2021
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