Table of Contents

Introduction

CHAPTER I: Defining Ideals
CHAPTER II: Family Life
CHAPTER III: Sexuality
CHAPTER IV: Work and Schooling
CHAPTER V: Religion, Piety, and Spiritual Life
CHAPTER VI: Opposition and Activism
Glossary
Suggested Readings in English
Index

Promotional Information

A generous selection of primary sources in English translation illuminates the diverse and changing lives of Russian women in the Imperial period.

About the Author

Robin Bisha, who holds a Ph.D. in Russian history from Indiana University, recently completed an M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She previously taught history at Kalamazoo College and the University of Texas at El Paso.

Jehanne M Gheith is Associate Professor in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Duke University.

Christine Holden is Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Southern Maine. She previously taught at Bates College and also was a Legislative Assistant for the Maine State Legislature.

William G. Wagner is Brown Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History, Williams College.

Reviews

"Women can do everything, men can do the rest." "Between a woman's 'yes' and a woman's 'no,' it's hard to pass a needle." "What goes in with mother's milk goes out with the soul." --Russian proverbs