Women & Ageing in British
Society Since 1500
By Lynn Botelho & Pat Thane
Jan 2001
Pearson Education / Longman
ISBN: 0582329027
264 pages
$62.50 paper original
Women have always made up the majority of older people: this examination of the lives of elderly women in Britain in the period 1500 to the present reveals attitudes towards the ageing process. It sheds light on household structures as well as wider issues - including the history of the family, the process of industrialization, the poor law, and welfare provision - and questions many common beliefs about elderly women, particularly that female old age was a time of poverty and want. An important book for students of history and sociology alike.Review
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