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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813102503321

Autore

Harrison Brian <1937-, >

Titolo

Separate spheres : the opposition to women's suffrage in Britain / / Brian Harrison

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-24803-X

0-203-10408-0

1-299-44790-2

1-136-24804-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Women's history ; ; v. 20

Disciplina

324.6/23/0941

Soggetti

Women - Suffrage - Great Britain - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in 1978"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The anti-suffrage mind -- pt. 2. Organised anti-suffragism.

Sommario/riassunto

The British feminist movement has often been studied, but so far nobody has written about its opponents. Dr Harrison argues that British feminism cannot be understood without appreciating the strength and even the contemporary plausibility of 'the Antis', as the opponents of women's suffrage were called.In a fully documented approach which combines political with social history, he unravels the complex politics, medical, diplomatic and social components of the anti-suffrage mind, and clarifies the Antis' central commitment to the idea of separate but complementary spheres for the two