The rise of women's transnational activism : identity and sisterhood between the world wars /

"What characterised women's international co-operation in the interwar period? How did female activists from different countries and continents relate to one another? Marie Sandell here explores the changing experiences of women involved in the major international women's organisation...

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Main Author: Sandell, Marie (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2014.
Series:International library of twentieth century history ; 36.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"What characterised women's international co-operation in the interwar period? How did female activists from different countries and continents relate to one another? Marie Sandell here explores the changing experiences of women involved in the major international women's organisations - including the International Council of Women, International Alliance of Women, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and the International Federation of University Women - as well as the changing compositions and aims of the organisations themselves. Moving beyond an Anglo-American focus, Sandell analyses what the term 'international sisterhood' meant in this broader context, which for the first time included women from the beyond the Western world. Focusing on shifting identities, this book investigates how notions of 'sisterhood' were played out, and contested, during the interwar period and will be invaluable reading for scholars of women's history and twentieth-century world history."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 292 pages, 8 pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-282) and index.
ISBN:9780857737304
0857737309
9780755625673
0755625676
DOI:10.5040/9780755625673