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From private to public patriarchy: the periodisation of British history. / Walby, Sylvia.
In: Women's Studies International Forum, Vol. 13, No. 1-2, 1990, p. 91-104.

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Walby S. From private to public patriarchy: the periodisation of British history. Women's Studies International Forum. 1990;13(1-2):91-104. doi: 10.1016/0277-5395(90)90076-A

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Walby, Sylvia. / From private to public patriarchy : the periodisation of British history. In: Women's Studies International Forum. 1990 ; Vol. 13, No. 1-2. pp. 91-104.

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