Visionary Women and Visible Children, England 1900-1920

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The book explores the intertwined lives of children and women in early 20th-century England, highlighting shifts in societal views on their status and experiences. It examines how children navigated their environments, including home and school, while also detailing the influence of the women's movement, particularly in suffrage and socialist efforts. By linking women's work to childhood, the author argues that women significantly contributed to redefining childhood as an important life stage, emphasizing children's roles in learning and politics. This work is aimed at students and researchers in history, education, and sociology.