Animal advocacy and englishwomen 1780 1900 focuses on women writers and their struggle to protect animals from abuse in the transition from preindustrial to victorian society looking critically at the work of sarah trimmer susanna watts elizabeth heyrick anna sewell and frances power cobb moira ferguson explores the links between britains evolving self definition and the debate over the humane treatment of animals ferguson contends that animal advocacy writing during this period . Animal advocacy and englishwomen 1780 1900 patriots nation and empire focuses on women writers and their struggle to protect animals from abuse in britains transition from preindustrial to victorian society. Animal advocacy and englishwomen 1780 1900 patriots nation and empire focuses on women writers and their struggle to protect animals from abuse in britains transition from preindustrial to victorian society looking critically at the work of sarah trimmer susanna watts elizabeth heyrick anna sewell and frances power cobbe moira ferguson explores the links between britains evolving self definition and the debate over the humane treatment of animals ferguson contends that animal . Own created bibliography ferguson moira animal advocacy and englishwomen 1780 1900 patriots nation and empire ann arbor mi 1998. Animal advocacy and englishwomen 1780 1900 patriots nation and empire moira ferguson author creator ferguson moira format book and print publication info ann arbor university of michigan press c1998 description 174 pages 24 cm subjects animal welfare great britain history 18th century animal welfare great britain history 19th century women great britain