This is the first major study of the personalities, achievements,
and tactics of British feminist leaders between the wars. It brings
out the breadth and scale of their activities, and explains their
contribution towards broadening women's political, occupational,
and family roles at home and abroad. Dr Harrison clarifies the
organizational context and ancestry of inter-war feminism through
creating a portrait gallery of sixteen prominent but very different
feminists. Some (Lady Astor and Ellen Wilkinson, for example) are
well-known, but are approached from a new angle; others, equally
significant and interesting, are now almost forgotten. Overall, the
book provides a composite portrait of the reforming personality,
and illuminates the tactical and strategic dilemmas that face the
reformer who aims to transform a hostile climate by working through
democratic institutions. Drawing on interviews as well as a wide
range of manuscript and other sources, Prudent Revolutionaries
throws new light on the first generation of women to possess the
vote in Britain. It makes a valuable contribution to the social and
political history of Britain between the wars.
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