Beaumont Housewives and citizens

Domesticity and the women’s movement in England, 1928–64
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-78499-194-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten

Reihe: Gender in History

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Beaumont, Caitriona

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. Origins and aspirations: voluntary women’s organisations and the representation of housewives, mothers and citizens
2. Housewives and citizens: the rights and duties of women citizens
3. Moral dilemmas: divorce, birth control and abortion
4. Welfare rights for women: maternity care, social welfare benefits and family allowances
5. Active citizenship for women: war and protest
6. Housewives and citizens: post-war planning and the post-war years
7. Domesticity, modernity and women’s rights: voluntary women’s organisations and the women’s movement 1950–64
Conclusion
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Beaumont Caitriona:
Caitríona Beaumont is Principal Lecturer in Social History at London South Bank UniversityCaitríona Beaumont is Principal Lecturer in Social History at London South Bank University