This book brings together twelve chapters from feminist historians
from around the world to offer new perspectives on aspects of the
campaign for women’s suffrage in Britain. Although the focus is on
Britain, this volume signals how the women’s suffrage campaign in
Britain embraced both national and global aspects. The historical
developments and structures that affected women’s lives and suffrage
struggles were not limited to national contexts. Early chapters focus
on particular individuals both well and lesser known, including
Millicent Garrett Fawcett and Emmeline Pankhurst, as well as Elizabeth
Wolstenholme Elmy, Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, Lady Isabel Margesson
and Isabella Ford. Later chapters highlight the interrelationship
between the British movement and suffrage campaigns across the globe
with reference to Austria, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and the USA.
The chapters deal with issues around strategies, social class,
employment, religion, nationalism, empire and race and explore complex
issues about women’s roles in campaigning for their democratic right
to the parliamentary vote. Offering the reader a broad view of the
British women’s suffrage movement, this is the ideal volume for
students of women’s and political history in both its national and
international contexts.
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National and International Perspectives
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781000319934
Publisert
2020
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Utgiver
Taylor & Francis
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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