A Lady of Cotton : Hannah Greg, Mistress of Quarry Bank Mill

A Lady of Cotton : Hannah Greg, Mistress of Quarry Bank Mill

David Sekers

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FörlagThe History Press
ISBN9780752493671

In 1789 Hannah Lightbody, a well-educated and intelligent young woman of means, married Samuel Greg and found herself at the centre of his cotton empire in the industrial heart of England. It was a man's world, in which women like Hannah were barred from politics, had few rights and were expected to