Tag: politics

• Part 2 – The Agricultural Revolution: When Property Replaced Partnership

  Nov 2

  “The shift from gathering to ownership was not progress. It was the beginning of hierarchy.” — Gerda Lerner, The Creation of Patriarchy (1986) Humanity’s relationship with land changed everything. When… more ›

• Chapter Six: The Twenty-First Century – Autonomy and Ambivalence

  Oct 8

  Introduction The twenty-first century has brought both unprecedented freedoms and persistent ambivalence for single women. Legally and structurally, women can now access education, professions, banking, and property without male mediation.… more ›

• Chapter Five: The Twentieth Century – From “Surplus Women” to Second-Wave Feminism

  Oct 4

  Introduction The twentieth century brought profound transformations in the lives of single women. Demographic upheavals, particularly following the two World Wars, produced large populations of unmarried women who could not… more ›

• Chapter Four – The Nineteenth Century – Legal Reform and Financial Rights

  Oct 4

  Introduction The nineteenth century represents a decisive stage in the history of single women. At the start of the century, the legal doctrine of coverture remained firmly in place, rendering… more ›

• Chapter Two – Early Modern Transformations (16th–17th Century)

  Oct 4

  Introduction The early modern period (c. 1500–1700) brought significant changes to the status of single women. Demographic trends, the growth of markets, and the expansion of credit economies created new… more ›

• The Single Woman as a Historical Subject

  Oct 4

  Introduction Aims of the Study This book examines the history of single women from the medieval period to the present, exploring how they have been defined, represented, and positioned within… more ›

• No Safe Age: What Crime Data Tells Us About Violence Against Women and Children

  Sep 22

  When we speak about violence against women and children, there is often a myth whispered in the background: that danger is confined to youth. Once women pass a certain age,… more ›

• Nigel Farage: Britain’s Jonathan Wild?

  Aug 31

  How an 18th-century grifter’s playbook explains today’s politics The Wildman of Boningale In the early 1700s, Britain was plagued by crime, corruption, and the absence of a professional police force.… more ›

• Is This Equality? A Critical Look at the J4MB Manifesto

  Aug 2

  The manifesto of the political group’ Justice for Men and Boys’ (J4MB) presents itself as a counter to feminism and gender-based policy. Still, its proposals rest on a blend of… more ›

• Shared Wounds, Silent Scars: A Comparative Study of Community Trauma after the Birmingham Pub Bombings and the 7/7 London Attacks

  Jul 3

  Introduction Terrorism not only aims to destroy lives but often reshapes the identity and cohesion of entire communities. The Birmingham pub bombings of 1974 and the London bombings of July… more ›