Authors: D. Mcdonald
ISBN-13: 9780713002416, ISBN-10: 0713002417
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: March 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)
A specialist in the East End of London and in the Victorian and Edwardian periods, McDonald (Manchester Metropolitan U.) reconstructs the life of Collet (1860-1948) as representative of an educated middle-class working woman, from her diary and correspondence. She explains how she worked in the Civil Service, highly influenced social and economic policy and reforms to benefit women and the poor, and advised Cabinet Members on matters concerning women's work. Her peers and modern researchers agree that her work as a social investigator is superior to that of her contemporary Beatrice Webb. Distributed in the US by Taylor & Francis. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR