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Part I: Transnational Women's Activism. Overcoming Hierarchies Through Internationalism: May Wright Sewall's Engagement With The International Council Of Women (1888-1904) / Karen Offen -- Transnational Mentoring: The Impact Of Sarojini Naidu's 1924 Visit To South Africa On Cissie Gool And Women's Leadership / Patricia Van Der Spuy And Lindsay Clowes -- 'spectacular Feminism': The International History Of Women, World Citizenship And Human Rights / Glenda Sluga -- Cold War Internationalism, Nationalism And The Yugoslav-soviet Split: The Union Of Italian Women And The Antifascist Women's Front Of Yugoslavia / Chiara Bonfiglioli -- Part Ii: Varieties Of Women's Activism. 'we Are Equal To Men In Ability To Do Anything!': African Jamaican Women And Citizenship In The Interwar Years / Henrice Altink -- The Trials And Tribulations Of A Black Woman Leader: Lilian Ngoyi And The South African Liberation Struggle / Barbara Caine -- East Bengal Women's Education, Literature And Journalism: From The Late Nineteenth Century Through The 1960s / Shirin Akhtar -- Fighting The Double Moral Standard In Edwardian Britain: Suffragette Militancy, Sexuality And The Nation In The Writings Of The Early Twentieth-century British Feminist Christabel Pankhurst / June Purvis -- Housewives-lib And Co-op In Japan (1970s-1990s) / Kiyoko Yamaguchi -- Part Iii: Changing Relationships Between 'unequal Sisters.' 'plenty European Ladies Told Me You Should Give Me Fair Place Same As Everybody': Gender, Race And Aboriginal Domestic Service / Victoria Haskins -- 'a Breach Of Confidence By Their Greatly Beloved Principal': A Furore At Women's Christian College, Chennai, India, 1940 / Margaret Allen -- Confronting 'race': French Feminism's Struggle To Become Global / Jennifer S. Duncan. Edited By Francisca De Haan... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
This collection investigates the diverse historical trajectories and transnational strategies of women's activism from the late nineteenth century to the contemporary era. Edited by Francisca de Haan and a team of international scholars, the volume utilizes a comparative framework to examine how women navigated local, national, and global power structures. By analyzing specific case studies across diverse geographical contexts, the contributors argue that women's movements have consistently challenged hierarchies of race, class, and colonial influence while shaping modern concepts of citizenship and human rights.
What You Will Find
Scholars and historians identify this text as a significant contribution to the field of transnational gender history due to its broad geographical scope and focus on marginalized narratives. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which makes it a valuable resource for university-level research in women's studies and global history.
Page Count:
212
Publication Date:
2012-12-12
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10:
0203081145
ISBN-13:
9780203081143
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