1st Edition
The Men's Share? Masculinities, Male Support and Women's Suffrage in Britain, 1890-1920
244 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
by
Routledge
244 Pages
by
Routledge
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The opposition of men to women's suffrage is well-known. However, men's support for women's suffrage is a neglected subject. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, over one thousand men were prepared to join societies and actively work for women's suffrage, whilst many other men offered support. The Men's Share? , edited by Angela John and Claire Eustance, examines who these men... Read more
int Shared histories – differing identities, Angela V. John, Claire Eustance; Chapter 1 The making of masculinities, John Tosh; Chapter 2 ‘By all means let the ladies have a chance’, Laura Ugolini; Chapter 3 Men, manners and militancy, Angela V. John; Chapter 4 Manliness and militancy, Sandra Stanley Holton; Chapter 5 Sharing the burden, June Balshaw; Chapter 6 The political platform and the language of support for women’s suffrage, 1890–1920, Carolyn Spring; Chapter 7 Citizens, Scotsmen, ‘bairns’, Claire Eustance;
Biography
Eustance, Claire; John, Prof Angela V; John, Angela V.
'...this is a valuable and suggestive volume of essays which will add a fresh emphasis to the discussion of women's enfranchisement in Britain.' - History Review
