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Legal name: Hufton, Olwen Hazel
Birthdate: 1938
Gender: female
Nationality: UK
Education: University College London
Occupations: historian
university professor
Organizations: Royal Holloway, University of London
Merton College, Oxford University
Awards and honors: DBE
FBA
FRHistS

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The prospect before her : a history of women in… by Olwen H. Hufton

A comprehensive discussion on the history of women in Western Europe from 1500 to 1800.

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DesertMarigold | 3 other reviews | Aug 15, 2016 |

The Prospect Before Her: A History of Women in… by Olwen Hufton

This is an excellent, and rare book. It covers the history of women with a compassionate point of view that reflects the best in our modern value systems with regard to human rights and the liberation of females.

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renderedtruth | 3 other reviews | May 6, 2011 |

The Prospect Before Her: A History of Women in… by Olwen Hufton

Scholarly, Beautifully written and absorbing. But what happened to volume 2?

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CommonReeda | 3 other reviews | May 6, 2009 |

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