Campaigns of curiosity : journalistic adventures of an American girl in late Victorian London
by
Banks, Elizabeth L.
Title
:
Campaigns of curiosity : journalistic adventures of an American girl in late Victorian London
Author
:
Banks, Elizabeth L.
ISBN
:
9780299189440
Personal Author
:
Banks, Elizabeth L.
Edition
:
New ed. / with an introduction by Mary Suzanne Schriber and Abbey L. Zink.
Publication Date
:
2003
Publication Information
:
Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press ; London : Eurospan [distributor], 2003.
Physical Description
:
256 p.
General Note
:
Previous ed.: London: Cassell, 1894.
Abstract
:
In the 1890s American journalist, Elizabeth L. Banks became an international phenomenon through a series of newspaper articles. Disguising herself in various costumes, she investigated and made public the working conditions of women in London.
Personal Subject
:
Banks, Elizabeth L.-Travel-England-London.
Subject Term
:
Journalism -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.
Americans -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.
Women -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.
Journalists -- United States -- Biography.
Biography.
Geographic Term
:
London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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