{"product_id":"9781408870754-double-lives","title":"Double Lives","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA History of Working Motherhood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2021\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the HWA Non-Fiction Crown 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fabulous' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A milestone in women's history' - \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Groundbreaking . a fascinating read' - \u003ci\u003eHerald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Britain today, three-quarters of mothers are in employment and paid work is an unremarkable feature of women’s lives after childbirth. Yet a century ago, working mothers were in the minority, excluded altogether from many occupations, whilst their wage-earning was widely perceived as a social ill. In \u003ci\u003eDouble Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, Helen McCarthy accounts for this remarkable transformation and the momentous consequences it has had for Britain. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecovering the everyday worlds of working mothers, this groundbreaking history forces us not only to re-evaluate the past, but to ask anew how current attitudes towards mothers in the workplace have developed and how far we have to go. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Impressive and nuanced' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant' - \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943879553121,"sku":"9781408870754","price":11.83,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28413040.jpg?v=1722584518","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781408870754-double-lives","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}