Clara Collet, 1860-1948 : An Educated Working Woman Hardback
by Deborah Mcdonald
Part of the Woburn Education Series series
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This absorbing account of the life and work of Clara Collet, a leading economist, statistician and champion of women's employment, is the first biography of this remarkable woman and reveals through Collet's diaries her fascinating personal life.
An early female university graduate (1880), then teacher, she campaigned for the secondary education provision of girls at a time when it was negligible.
Her other major contribution was in raising the status of working-class women, becoming a Commissioner for the Royal Commission on Labour (1892).
She was close to the family of Karl Marx, particularly with Eleanor Marx, and with Beatrice Webb.
Her enduring friendship with the cult Victorian author George Gissing deeply influenced his writing.
Her working relationships with Charles Booth, Lloyd George, Ramsay MacDonald and Winston Churchill are also celebrated
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:272 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:05/02/2004
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- ISBN:9780713002416
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- Pages:272 pages
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- Publication Date:05/02/2004
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- ISBN:9780713002416
