A Woman's World, 1850–1960
- Downloads：8636
- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2022-07-25 00:51:57
- Update Date：2025-09-07
- Status：finish
- Author：Dan Jones
- ISBN：1800240244
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
- Download
Summary
The third volume in the bestselling The Colour of Time series。
A Woman's World， 1850–1960 explores the many roles – domestic， social， cultural and professional – played by women across the world before second-wave feminism took hold。 Using Marina Amaral's colourized images and Dan Jones's words， this survey features women both celebrated and ordinary， whether in the science lab or protesting on the streets， performing on stage or fighting in the trenches， running for election or exploring the wild。 This vivid and unique history brings to life and full colour the female experience in a century of extraordinary change。
Photographs include: Queen Victoria， Edith Cavell， Josephine Baker， Eva Peron， Virginia Woolf， Clara Schumann， Martha Gellhorn， Rosa Parks， Agatha Christie， Frida Kahlo， Harriet Tubman， Florence Nightingale， Hattie McDaniel and Gertrude Bell; as well as revolutionaries from China to Cuba， Geishas in Japan， protestors on the Salt March， teachers and pilots， nurses and soldiers。
A Woman's World， 1850–1960 explores the many roles – domestic， social， cultural and professional – played by women across the world before second-wave feminism took hold。 Using Marina Amaral's colourized images and Dan Jones's words， this survey features women both celebrated and ordinary， whether in the science lab or protesting on the streets， performing on stage or fighting in the trenches， running for election or exploring the wild。 This vivid and unique history brings to life and full colour the female experience in a century of extraordinary change。
Photographs include: Queen Victoria， Edith Cavell， Josephine Baker， Eva Peron， Virginia Woolf， Clara Schumann， Martha Gellhorn， Rosa Parks， Agatha Christie， Frida Kahlo， Harriet Tubman， Florence Nightingale， Hattie McDaniel and Gertrude Bell; as well as revolutionaries from China to Cuba， Geishas in Japan， protestors on the Salt March， teachers and pilots， nurses and soldiers。
Reviews
Annarella
，
An amazing， informative， and visually stunning book that I loved and made me learn something new about women's roles in the past。Well known and anonymous women， great pictures and interesting text。Highly recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine An amazing， informative， and visually stunning book that I loved and made me learn something new about women's roles in the past。Well known and anonymous women， great pictures and interesting text。Highly recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine 。。。more
Miriam Smith （A Mother’s Musings）
，
“A Woman’s World， 1850-1960” is the third volume in the bestselling ‘The Colour of Time’ series。 Written by historian and broadcaster Dan Jones and features Marina Amaral's beautiful， colourized photographic images。This huge and informative compilation of women， focuses on eleven areas of the roles they have played in history - Women at PlayWomen in SchoolWomen at the WheelWomen at WarWomen in ChargeWomen in the ArtsWomen in the StreetsWomen on StageWomen in the WildWomen on the Shop FloorWomen “A Woman’s World， 1850-1960” is the third volume in the bestselling ‘The Colour of Time’ series。 Written by historian and broadcaster Dan Jones and features Marina Amaral's beautiful， colourized photographic images。This huge and informative compilation of women， focuses on eleven areas of the roles they have played in history - Women at PlayWomen in SchoolWomen at the WheelWomen at WarWomen in ChargeWomen in the ArtsWomen in the StreetsWomen on StageWomen in the WildWomen on the Shop FloorWomen in White CoatsThis is quite a book to behold。 Perfect for dipping into when you take a fancy and you certainly learn some very interesting facts about women who played an important part in history。 Whether celebrated or not， these women across a varied selection of roles are all worthy of their mention。 Told through women’s pictures， lives and experiences， they serve as a tribute/tableau of admirable and brilliant females， all unique and remarkable。 I was particularly interested in ‘Women at War’， roles mostly familiar as being filled by men。 But without the aid of women， the wars would not have been won by either side and the bravery and dedication shown， deserves high praise。 The photograph of the ‘munitions factory’ was amazing and quite took my breath away。 Colourful， interesting， informative and easy to read， this wonderful collection of impressive lives lived would adorn any coffee table or reference section in educational institutions and is a must for all school libraries！ #AWomansWorld - 5 stars Thank you to LoveReading for my copy of the book in return for an honest opinion。 。。。more
Leanne Neale
，
A Woman’s World 1850-1960 is an amazing archive of women whose contributions to women’s rights， science， engineering， health and society has been largely overlooked for too long。 The book contained the well-known as well as a lot that I had no idea about， all with accompanying coloured photographs。 It was a joy and a privilege to read about these intelligent and enterprising people。
Richard
，
A fascinating read that spans a century celebrating the inspiring and ground-breaking achievements of women in the worlds of sports， arts， science， politics， fashion， etc。It is an important historical compilation that contains beautifully colour-restored versions of the original black and white photographs。 It would grace any bookshelf （or coffee table）。I loved the quote by Martha Gellhorn （wife of Ernest Hemingway）: “Why should I merely be a footnote in his life？”My thoughts？ The world would be A fascinating read that spans a century celebrating the inspiring and ground-breaking achievements of women in the worlds of sports， arts， science， politics， fashion， etc。It is an important historical compilation that contains beautifully colour-restored versions of the original black and white photographs。 It would grace any bookshelf （or coffee table）。I loved the quote by Martha Gellhorn （wife of Ernest Hemingway）: “Why should I merely be a footnote in his life？”My thoughts？ The world would be a poorer place had the women featured here reverted to stereotype。 Thanks to NetGalley and Head of Zeus for granting this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jennifer （JC-S）
，
‘Welcome to A Woman’s World。’This is the third book in a series， a collaboration between historian Dan Jones and Marina Amaral， a digital colourist who specializes in adding colour to black and white photographs: ‘breathing life into the past’。 While I have not yet read the other two books in this series， I was intrigued to find out which women would be included。 There are eleven headings used， covering the cultural， domestic， professional and social roles played by women:Women at PlayWomen in S ‘Welcome to A Woman’s World。’This is the third book in a series， a collaboration between historian Dan Jones and Marina Amaral， a digital colourist who specializes in adding colour to black and white photographs: ‘breathing life into the past’。 While I have not yet read the other two books in this series， I was intrigued to find out which women would be included。 There are eleven headings used， covering the cultural， domestic， professional and social roles played by women:Women at PlayWomen in SchoolWomen at the WheelWomen at WarWomen in ChargeWomen in the ArtsWomen in the StreetsWomen on StageWomen in the WildWomen on the Shop floor Women in White Coats。I was delighted to see Fanny Cochrane Smith’s inclusion。 In 1899 and 1903 she recorded songs on wax cylinders: held in the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery， these are the only recordings ever made of Tasmanian Aboriginal song and speech。 While I recognised the names of many of the women and their stories， there were other women I had not heard of。 The women covered include: Margaret Mead， Eva Peron， Virginia Woolf， Marie Curie， Anna J Cooper， Dr Hü King Eng ， Agnes Maitland， Edith Cavell， Martha Gellhorn， Rosa Parks， Sunity Devee， Frida Kahlo and Gertrude Bell。‘We give you this compilation in the spirit that we first imagined it: as a bright and colourful journey through a great historical age， in the company of some of the most brilliant people who lived in it！’An interesting look at the contribution of women across many different fields before second-wave feminism。Note: My thanks to NetGalley and Head of Zeus for providing me with a free electronic copy of this book for review purposes。 Jennifer Cameron-Smith 。。。more
Angela Thompson
，