Equivocal feminists : the Social Democratic Federation and the woman question, 1884-1911 / Karen Hunt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hunt, Karen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social Democratic Federation.

Women and socialism--Great Britain--History.

Women and socialism.

Women socialists--Great Britain--History.

Women socialists.

Feminism--Great Britain--History.

Feminism.

History.

Great Britain.

Women--Political activity--Great Britain--History.

Women.

Women--Political activity.

Social Democratic Federation--History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 296 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Summary:

Equivocal feminists takes a new look at the relationship between socialism and feminism in the years before the First World War. The book presents a detailed examination of a neglected organisation - the Social Democratic Federation (SDF), Britain's first Marxist party. It reassesses the history of the SDF, exploring for the first time SDF ideas and practice on issues such as marriage and 'free love', women and work, and the suffrage. It goes on to look at the party's attitudes to women as potential socialists, its understanding of women's politicisation, and the roles women took within the party. Dr Hunt shows how the SDF came to equivocate officially on the woman question and how this shaped what it meant to be a socialist woman in the following years.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [274]-288) and index.

ISBN:

0521554519

OCLC:

32665720