Birth Control and the Rights of Women - Post-Suffrage Feminism in the Early Twentieth Century (Hardcover)

After the granting of the vote to women in 1918, the struggle for women's rights intensified with a nationwide campaign for the right to birth control. This campaign was met with a great deal of hostility; it threatened to overturn Victorian ideas about female sexuality, female empowerment and the traditional roles within the family. The most well known of the campaigners, scientist and early feminist Marie Stopes, opened clinics across England which fitted 'contraception caps' to women for free. The first history of this grassroots social movement, "Birth Control and the Rights of Women" offers a window into the social and cultural history of the period, and features new archival material in the forms of memoirs, personal papers and press cuttings. This is an essential contribution to the influential field of women's history and a vital addition to the history of feminism.

General

Imprint:	I.B. Tauris
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2014
First published:	March 2014
Authors:	Clare Debenham
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-1-78076-435-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > Abortion Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Promotions
LSN:	1-78076-435-9
Barcode:	9781780764351

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