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Women and citizenship : a study of non-feminist women's societies and the women's movement in England, 1928-1950

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Beaumont, Caitriona (1996) Women and citizenship : a study of non-feminist women's societies and the women's movement in England, 1928-1950. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

The decline of feminism in England during the 1930s and
1940s has been the subject of numerous historical
investigations. Jane Lewis (1980), Olive Banks (1986),
Johanna Alberti (1989) and Martin Pugh (1990), have all
considered the activities of women's societies which
demanded equal rights for women, including equal pay,
equal opportunities and an equal moral standard for men
and women. These studies suggest that the feminist
movement, understood to represent political feminist
groups, was unable to capitalise on the triumph of the
suffrage campaign. Although legislation enacted during
the 1920s did improve the position of women in society,
it was clear by the 1930s that the struggle for women's
equality was far from over. As a result, the 1930s and
1940s have often been characterised as a period which
witnessed one of feminism's deepest troughs, the era
as a whole assumed as having an "anti-progressive and
reactionary character".

Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Feminism -- England -- History -- 20th century, Women -- Societies and clubs -- History -- 20th century
Official Date: April 1996
Dates:
DateEvent
April 1996Submitted
Institution: University of Warwick
Theses Department: Department of Social History
Thesis Type: PhD
Publication Status: Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor: Obelkevich, Jim ; Mason, Tony, 1938-
Sponsors: Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC) ; University of Warwick ; Michael Postan Award
Extent: 2 v. (vi, 415 leaves)
Language: eng

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