Symes, Ruth A.
It Runs in the Family:
(The History Press, 2013).
In the quest to uncover our family history, we turn to written records, the family album and even heirlooms. However, they can often be difficult to interpret and sometimes pose more questions than they answer: Why didn't my ancestors smile for the camera? Why did great-grandfather wear a beard while his sons were clean-shaven? Why is my great-grandmother holding flowers in this photograph? Drawing on evidence from social history, women's history, and the histories of photography, art and fashion, and using examples from the lowly as well as the famous, Ruth Symes explores many aspects of ordinary life in the past - from the state of the nation's teeth, to the legal and economic connotations of wearing a wedding ring and even the business of keeping a dog. This fascinating volume aims to help family historians get to know their elusive ancestors by deciphering the wealth of personal and historical clues contained in photographs, documents and artefacts. Paperback. New book, fine. 160pp. Order No. NSBK-D15428
Keywords: 9780752497020, family history, family, families, Ruth Symes, genealogy, geneaolgical, social history, evidence, sources, research, women, old photographs, photography
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Somerville, Claire & Watson, Helena.
Birth and Power: an Examination of Some Mass-Observation Writing
(Uni of Sussex, 1996).
Paperback. New booklet, fine. 14pp. Order No. NSBK-C5338
Keywords: 850870348, Mass Observation, Mass-Observation, social investigations, surveys, twentieth century, social history, Britain, British, England, English, sociology, Mass Observation team, 20th century, social research, Mass-Observation Archive, methodology, research, methodological, Sussex University, Occasional Papers, birth, motherhood, maternity, childbirth, mothers
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Histoire Sociale, Social History.
Histoire Sociale: Social History
(Ottowa UP, 1990-1998).
13 issues. Vol XXIII (1990) No 46; Vol XXIV (1991) No 48; Vol XXV (1992) Nos 49 and 50; Vol XXVII (1994) No 54; Vol XXVII (1995) No 55; Vol XXVIII (1995) No 56; Vol XXIX (1996) Nos 57 and 58; Vol XXX (1997) Nos 59 and 60; Vol XXXI (1998) Nos 61 and 62. Paperbacks. Very good. pp. Order No. NSBK-A11401
Keywords: B000HCJAAC, University of Ottowa, French, English, social history, histoire sociale, sociology, journal, journals
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Women's Social and Political Union, Replica Badge (Suffragettes).
Sowing the Seeds of Suffrage: Modern Reproduction Suffragette Badge in Enamel
(Portrayer Publishers, 2004).
High quality modern reproduction enamel badge (with epoxy seal). A collectable modern replica of an original WSPU badge. (Women's Social and Political Union). Size: 25mm (1 inch) diameter: Circular shape. Hard enamel-type finish. Gold-plated back and gold-plated, safe, butterfly clutch-pin to rear. Presented inside a small poly-bag. The design, as used by the WSPU, features a woman scattering the seeds of woman suffrage, and the colours are those associated with the suffragette movement - purple, green and white. The writing around the circumference of the badge reads (at top) ' Votes For Women' and (at bottom) 'Women's Social and Political Union'. Badge. Mint condition, new. pp. Order No. NSBK-C8808
Keywords: B0032U1Q76, Votes For Women, suffrage, woman suffrage, pins, badge, badges, pin back, pinbacks, suffragette, suffragettes, suffragists, women, women's history, social history, Britain, British, England, English, WSPU, Women's Social and Political Union, enamel, enamels, jewellery, jewelry, brooch, brooches, Edwardian, women's movement, Britain, British, England, English, Portrayer Publishers, suffragette ephemera
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Rubinstein, David.
School Attendance in London, 1870 - 1904: A Social History
(University of Hull, Augustus M. Kelley, 1969).
Scarce. University of Hull Occasional Papers in Economic and Social History No. 1. Hardback. Ex library with minimal library markings, good+ in smart crimson binding. viii + 137pp. Order No. NSBK-A8542
Keywords: 0900480009, London, Victorian, 19th century, nineteenth century, education, schools, Edwardian, school attendance, schooling, social history, truancy, truants, elementary education, David Rubinstein, Britain, British, England, English, London School Board, poverty, poor, school boards, 1870 Education Act, Forster's Education Act, magistrates, voluntary schools, state education, policy, University of Hull Occasional Papers in Economic and Social History
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Fraser, Derek.
The Evolution of the British Welfare State: A History of Social Policy Since the Industrial Revolution
(Macmillan, Second edit., rpt, 1985).
Paperback. Spine creased, edges soiled. Minor annotation, a good working copy. xxxii + 326pp. Order No. NSBK-A4420
Keywords: 0333359992, Britain, British, Welfare State, history, social policy, Industrial Revolution, factory, factories, Poor Law, public health, education, laissez-faire, state intervention, poverty, poor, war, warfare
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Brereton, J.M.
The British Soldier: a Social History from 1661 to the Present Day
(Bodley Head, 1986).
Hardback. Very good in slightly torn, creased dustwrapper. viii + 208pp. Order No. NSBK-A5210
Keywords: 0370305515, wars, war, history, soldier, soldiers, army, armies, social history, British, Britain, England, English, fighting, combat
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McHugh, Paul.
Prostitution and Victorian Social Reform:
(Croom Helm, 1980).
Hardback. Good in dustwrapper. 306pp. Order No. NSBK-C3110
Keywords: 0856649384, prostitution, crime, social reform , Victorian, Contagious Diseases Act, Josephine Butler, Social Purity, Britain, British, England, English, history, prostitutes, prostitute, nineteenth century, temperance
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Porter, Susan L. ed.
Women of the Commonwealth: Work, Family and Social Change in Nineteenth-Century Massachusetts
(Mass UP, 1996).
Paperback. Very good. viii + 240pp. Order No. NSBK-C8449
Keywords: 1558490051, women, woman, women's history, Commonwealth, American, USA, United States, family, children, social changes, nineteenth century, Victorian, womanhood, gender, ethnicity, race, class, jobs, employment, employees, employers, families, sisterhood, women's studies, Massachusetts, Boston, Bostonians
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Glyde, John.
Suffolk in the Nineteenth Century: Physical, Social, Moral, Religious, and Industrial
(London, 1851).
Hardback. Embossed blue cloth covers soiled and worn, some tearing to spine ends, otherwise a good working copy. x + 386pp. Order No. NSBK-A11780
Keywords: B000HC5LUK, Suffolk, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, Victorian, Victorian period, nineteenth century, 19th, physical, social, moral, religious, industrial
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