Defining Gender provides access to a vast body of original source material that will enrich the teaching and research experience of those studying history, literature, sociology and education from a gendered perspective. It offers:
- Eighteen contextual essays by leading scholars from Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA, which introduce the major themes of the project and provide direct hypertext links to the sources.
- Complete collections of documents from over 15 libraries.
- A wide range of original sources including ephemera, pamphlets, commonplace books, diaries, periodicals, letters, ledgers, manuscript journals, poetry, receipt books and conduct and advice literature.
Key topics covered are:
- Conduct and Politeness
- Domesticity & the Family
- Consumption & Leisure
- Education & Sensibility
- The Body