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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783230703321

Autore

Brown Heloise

Titolo

"The truest form of patriotism" [[electronic resource] ] : pacifist feminism in Britain, 1870-1902 / / Heloise Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2003

ISBN

1-78170-045-1

1-280-73449-3

9786610734498

1-84779-080-1

1-4237-0652-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Collana

Gender in history

Disciplina

303.66082094109034

305.42094109034

Soggetti

Feminism - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Pacifism - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Women pacifists - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction: Pacifism and feminism in Victorian Britain; 1 The physical force objection to women's suffrage; 2 'The women of the whole world form . . . a unity': feminist journals and peace questions; 3 'Conspicuous' philanthropists: nonconformist religion in nineteenth-century pacifism; 4 'The antagonism of sex': the Peace Society and women; 5 Priscilla Peckover and the 'truest form of patriotism'; 6 Ellen Robinson: ' "United action" in Continental politics'; 7 'Unity is strength': the International Arbitration and Peace Association

8 Awakening women: pacifist feminism in the IAPA9 'A new kind of patriotism'? British women in international politics; 10 Feminist responses to the second Anglo-Boer war, 1899-1902; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This fascinating book explores the pervasive influence of pacifism on Victorian feminism. Drawing on previously unused source material, it provides an account of Victorian women who campaigned for peace and



the many feminists who incorporated pacifist ide