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"The truest form of patriotism" : pacifist feminism in Britain, 1870-1902 /

This fascinating book explores the pervasive influence of pacifism on Victorian feminism. Drawing on previously unused source material, it provides an account of Victorian women who campaigned for peace and the many feminists who incorporated pacifist ideas into their writing on women and gender.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, Heloise
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester ; New York : New York : Manchester University Press ; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2003.
Colección:Gender in history.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Pacifism and feminism in Victorian Britain
  • The physical force objection to women's suffrage
  • 'The women of the whole world form ... a unity': feminist journals and peace questions
  • 'Conspicuous' philanthropists: nonconformist religion in nineteenth-century pacifism
  • 'The antagonism of sex': the Peace Society and women
  • Priscilla Peckover and the 'truest form of patriotism'
  • Ellen Robinson: ' "United action" in Continental politics'
  • 'Unity is strength': the International Arbitration and Peace Association.
  • Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction: Pacifism and feminism in Victorian Britain; 1 The physical force objection to women's suffrage; 2 'The women of the whole world form ... a unity': feminist journals and peace questions; 3 'Conspicuous' philanthropists: nonconformist religion in nineteenth-century pacifism; 4 'The antagonism of sex': the Peace Society and women; 5 Priscilla Peckover and the 'truest form of patriotism'; 6 Ellen Robinson: ' "United action" in Continental politics'; 7 'Unity is strength': the International Arbitration and Peace Association.