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Housewives and Citizens: Domesticity and the Women’s Movement in England, 1928–64
Caitriona Beaumont
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Description for Housewives and Citizens: Domesticity and the Women’s Movement in England, 1928–64
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This book explores the contribution that five conservative, voluntary and popular women’s organisations made to women’s lives and to the campaign for women’s rights throughout the period 1928–64. The book challenges existing histories of the women’s movement that suggest the movement went into decline during the inter-war period, only to be revived by the emergence of the Women’s Liberation Movement in the late 1960s. It is argued that the term 'women’s movement' must be revised to allow a broader understanding of female agency encompassing feminist, political, religious and conservative women’s groups who campaigned to improve the status of women throughout ... Read more
This book explores the contribution that five conservative, voluntary and popular women’s organisations made to women’s lives and to the campaign for women’s rights throughout the period 1928–64. The book challenges existing histories of the women’s movement that suggest the movement went into decline during the inter-war period, only to be revived by the emergence of the Women’s Liberation Movement in the late 1960s. It is argued that the term 'women’s movement' must be revised to allow a broader understanding of female agency encompassing feminist, political, religious and conservative women’s groups who campaigned to improve the status of women throughout ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
Gender in History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719086076
SKU
V9780719086076
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About Caitriona Beaumont
Caitríona Beaumont is Principal Lecturer in Social History at London South Bank University -- .
Reviews for Housewives and Citizens: Domesticity and the Women’s Movement in England, 1928–64
Housewives and Citizens offers a refreshing perspective on women's activism in 20th century England, enlarging - and challenging - our study of the past. It is a timely reminder that women who did not identify with feminism were nonetheless active in campaigning for improvements in women's lot. Beaumont has provided a scrupulous, scholarly and convincing history of the extensive ... Read more