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Sisterhood Questioned - Race, Class and Internationalism in the American and British Women's Movements c. 1880s - 1970s (Paperback)
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Sisterhood Questioned - Race, Class and Internationalism in the American and British Women's Movements c. 1880s - 1970s (Paperback)
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Sisterhood Questionedassesses the nature and impact of divisions in
the twentieth-century American and British women's movements. Until
1920, feminists had been united in the struggle for suffrage, and
the sisterhood of women had been taken for granted. But after the
end of the First World War, differences within and between the
feminist movements became increasingly apparent, especially in the
areas of race, class and internationalism. In this lucidly written
study, Christine Bolt sheds new light on these differences, which
flourished in an era of political reaction, economic insecurity,
polarising nationalism and resurgent anti-feminism. The author
reveals how the conflicts were seized upon and publicised by
contemporaries, and how the activists themselves were forced to
confront the increasingly complex tensions. In particular, the
American and British women's movements grew further apart as
British women became more conscious of American money, expectation
of influence and opposition to the existence of Britain's empire.
Drawing on a wide range of sources, the author demonstrates that
women in the twentieth century continued to co-operate despite
these divisions, and that femin
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