Sisterhood Questioned: Race, Class and Internationalism in the American and British Women's Movements c. 1880s - 1970s

ISBN-13: 9780415158534 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 272 str.

Christine Bolt;Bolt Christine; Christine Bolt

Opis

Sisterhood Questionedassesses the nature and impact of divisions in the twentieth-century American and British women's movements. Until 1920, feminists had been united in the struggle for suffrage, and the sisterhood of women had been taken for granted. But after the end of the First World War, differences within and between the feminist movements became increasingly apparent, especially in the areas of race, class and internationalism. In this lucidly written study, Christine Bolt sheds new light on these differences, which flourished in an era of political reaction, economic insecurity, polarising nationalism and resurgent anti-feminism. The author reveals how the conflicts were seized upon and publicised by contemporaries, and how the activists themselves were forced to confront the increasingly complex tensions. In particular, the American and British women's movements grew further apart as British women became more conscious of American money, expectation of influence and opposition to the existence of Britain's empire. Drawing on a wide range of sources, the author demonstrates that women in the twentieth century continued to co-operate despite these divisions, and that femin

Recenzje

'[The] main contribution of this book is its comparative approach, which brings much fresh insight into familiar areas of labour and socialist history ... An excellent general introduction.' – IRSH

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The setting, 1880s–1914; Chapter 3 The impact of the First World War; Chapter 4 Feminist internationalism and nationalism between the wars; Chapter 5 Feminism and race, 1920s–1930s; Chapter 6 Feminism and class during the interwar years; Chapter 7 The Second World War; Chapter 8 The post-war women's movements; Chapter 9 Conclusion; Notes; Index;

O autorze

Christine Bolt is Emeritus Professor of American History at the University of Kent. Her books include The Anti-Slavery Movement and Reconstruction, Victorian Attitudes to Race, and The Women's Movements in the United States and Britain, from the 1790s to the 1920s.