Eleanor Rathbone

1. Auflage 1996
ISBN: 978-0-8039-8876-7
Verlag: Sage Publications UK

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 229 g

Reihe: Women of Ideas series

This book provides an accessible introduction to the life, work, and particularly the ideas of Eleanor Rathbone. A prominent figure in British politics, both as a suffragist and as a Member of Parliament, she is best known today as the leading proponent for the introduction of family allowances. Johanna Alberti outlines and explores the development of Eleanor Rathbone's ideas presenting them in the political and intellectual context of her time - a period of major change for women. Beginning with a survey of Eleanor Rathbone's personal and ideological heritage, the text goes on to examine her move from philanthropy to political action, her ideas on suffrage, and her astute approach to questions of equality and difference. The book also considers the impetus behind her entry into parliament, the way she expressed and shaped her ideas within a parliamentary setting, her involvement in Indian affairs, and finally her passionate commitment to the cause of refugees.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Alberti, Johanna

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Feminismus, Feministische Theorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Heritage
The Public and the Private, 1909-19
Equality and Difference, 1912-29
Taking the Path to Power, 1924-
Speaking Truth to Power, 1929-39
The Indian Minotaur, 1927-41
A Passionate Patriot Fighting Fascism, 1930-45
Conclusion
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Alberti, Johanna
Johanna Alberti is a feminist historian. She is the author of Beyond Suffrage: Feminists in War and Peace, 1914-1928 (Macmillan, 1989).