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

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Brown, Heloise
Published
Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2003.
New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave
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1 online resource (viii, 199 pages).
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English.
Contents
Introduction: Pacifism and feminism in Victorian Britain -- The physical force objection to women's suffrage -- 'The women of the whole world form ... a unity': feminist journals and peace questions -- 'Conspicuous' philanthropists: nonconformist religion in nineteenth-century pacifism -- 'The antagonism of sex': the Peace Society and women -- Priscilla Peckover and the 'truest form of patriotism' -- Ellen Robinson: ' "United action" in Continental politics' -- 'Unity is strength': the International Arbitration and Peace Association. and 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.
Summary
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 ideas into their writing on women and gender.
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1423706528 (electronic bk.)
9781423706526 (electronic bk.)
9781847790804 (electronic bk.)
1847790801 (electronic bk.)
9781781700457
1781700451
9786610734498
6610734496
9781526137890
1526137895
9781847795762 (e-book)
1847795765
0719065305
9780719065309
0719065313
9780719065316
1280734493
9781280734496
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-194) and index.
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