The feminists : women's emancipation movements in Europe, America, and Australasia, 1840-1920 / Richard J. Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Evans, Richard J., author.

Series:

Routledge library editions. Women's history.

Routledge library editions. Women's history ; v. 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--History.

Feminism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Originally published in 1977, this book brings together what is known about liberal feminist and socialist movements for the emancipation of women all over the world in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It deals not only with Britain and the United States but also with Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary and the Scandinavian countries. The chapters trace the origins, development, and eventual collapse of these movements in relation to the changing social formations and political structures of Europe, America and Australasia in the era of bourgeois li

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Philosophers and Organisers; Reason, Religion and Revolution; Economy and Society; Politics and Morality; 2. Moderates and Radicals; The United States; Australia and New Zealand; Great Britain; Scandinavia and the Nordic Lands; The Habsburg Monarchy; The German Empire; Tsarist Russia; France, Belgium, Holland and Italy; 3. Socialists and Revolutionaries; Feminists and the Working Class; From Fourier to Bebel; Women and Socialism in Germany; The Socialist Women's International; America, France and Britain

From Radical Feminism to Revolution4. Militants and Conservatives; Retreat from Liberalism; The Decline of Feminism; Winning the Vote; Conclusion; Appendix: International Feminist Movements; A Note on Further Reading; Index

Notes:

"First published in 1977"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9781136226304

1136226303

9781283919463

128391946X

9780203098295

0203098293

9781136226311

1136226311

OCLC:

823389964