Housewives and citizens

Housewives and citizens
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Publisher : Manchester University Press
Total Pages : 357
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ISBN-10 : 9781784991951
ISBN-13 : 1784991953
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Book Synopsis Housewives and citizens by : Caitriona Beaumont

Download or read book Housewives and citizens written by Caitriona Beaumont and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After an extremely successful debut in hardback, Housewives and citizens is now available in paperback for the first time. 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 the twentieth century. The book provides a radical re-assessment of this period of women’s history and in doing so makes a significant contribution to ongoing debates about the shape and impact of the women’s movement in twentieth-century Britain.


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