Thompson, Dorothy (Katharine)

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THOMPSON, Dorothy (Katharine)

THOMPSON, Dorothy (Katharine). British, b. 1923. Genres: History, Bibliography, Women's studies and issues. Career: University of Birmingham, England, lecturer in modern history, 1970-87; writer. Has presented papers and lectures on British history at universities worldwide. Publications: The British People: 1760-1902, 1968; Il Cartismo, 1976; (with J.F.C. Harrison) A Bibliography of the Chartist Movement: 1837-1976, 1978; The Chartists: Popular Politics in the Industrial Revolution, 1984; British Women in the Nineteenth Century, 1989; Queen Victoria: The Woman, the Monarchy, and the People, in UK as Queen Victoria: Gender and Power, 1990; Outsiders: Class, Gender & Nation, 1993; (with S. Roberts) Images of Chartism, 1998. EDITOR: The Early Chartists, 1971; (with J. Epstein) The Chartist Experience: Studies in Working-Class Radicalism and Culture, 1830-1860, 1982; Over Our Dead Bodies: Women against the Bomb, 1983; Chartism (22 vol. facsimile reprint series), 1987. Contributor to historical works. Address: Institute for Advanced Research in the Arts & Social Science, University of Birmingham, PO Box 363, Birmingham B15 2TT, England. Online address: dkgthompson@rainbowhill.demon.co.uk

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