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Worlds of Women: The Making of an International Women's Movement
Leila J. Rupp
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Description for Worlds of Women: The Making of an International Women's Movement
Paperback. Addresses questions central to the study of women's history. This book focuses on organizations that were open to women: the International Council of Women, founded in 1888; the International Alliance of Women, founded in 1904; and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, which grew out of the International Congress of Women. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10 halftones 2 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Worlds of Women is a groundbreaking exploration of the "first wave" of the international women's movement, from its late nineteenth-century origins through the Second World War. Making extensive use of archives in the United States, England, the Netherlands, Germany, and France, Leila Rupp examines the histories and accomplishments of three major transnational women's organizations to tell the story of women's struggle to construct a feminist international collective identity. She addresses questions central to the study of women's history--how can women across the world forge bonds, sometimes even through conflict, despite their differences?--and questions central to world history--is internationalism viable and ... Read more
Worlds of Women is a groundbreaking exploration of the "first wave" of the international women's movement, from its late nineteenth-century origins through the Second World War. Making extensive use of archives in the United States, England, the Netherlands, Germany, and France, Leila Rupp examines the histories and accomplishments of three major transnational women's organizations to tell the story of women's struggle to construct a feminist international collective identity. She addresses questions central to the study of women's history--how can women across the world forge bonds, sometimes even through conflict, despite their differences?--and questions central to world history--is internationalism viable and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691016757
SKU
V9780691016757
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About Leila J. Rupp
Leila J. Rupp is Professor of History at Ohio State University. She is the author of Mobilizing Women for War: German and American Propaganda, 1939-1945 (Princeton) and coauthor, with Verta Taylor, of Survival in the Doldrums: The American Women's Rights Movement.
Reviews for Worlds of Women: The Making of an International Women's Movement
"This fine study by Leila J. Rupp addresses the surprisingly neglected topic, at least until recently, of the international women's movement... The sheer scale of research entailed is daunting to contemplate... A clear, concise account of the formation of [three major international women's groups] and of the relationships among them is provided in the introductory section. Thereafter, the structure of ... Read more