Sarah Lewis (fl. 1839–1848) was a 19th-century writer known for her work Woman's Mission, published anonymously in London in 1839. This work advocated for the 'separate spheres' ideology, emphasising the moral influence of Christian mothers within the domestic sphere, which she believed could counter male dominance.[1] Lewis argued against extending women's roles into the public sphere, aligning with contemporaries like Sarah Stickney Ellis.[2] Woman's Mission received praise from George Eliot and was based on Louis Aimé Martin's 1834 work De l'éducation des mères de famille, ou la civilisation du genre humain par les femmes.[3]
References
edit- ^ Ross, Cathy (2006). "Separate Spheres or Shared Dominions?". Transformation. 23 (4): 229–230. doi:10.1177/026537880602300406. ISSN 0265-3788. JSTOR 43052674.
- ^ Twycross-Martin, H. S. (2004). "Lewis, Sarah (fl. 1839–1848)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/60288. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Helsinger, Elizabeth K.; Sheets, Robin Lauterbach; Veeder, William (1983). The Woman Question: Society and Literature in Britain and America, 1837-1883. Manchester University Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-7190-0986-0.
External links
edit- Woman's Mission in the Internet Archive
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