1st Edition

Fabian Couples, Feminist Issues

By Reva Pollack Greenburg Copyright 1987
    432 Pages
    by Routledge

    432 Pages
    by Routledge

    In the three decades before the First World War, the relationship between socialism and feminism was both curious and convoluted. Despite strong theoretical links between these ideologies, class and sex seem to have inspired conflicting loyalties and opposing demands. In Britain, the uniquely middle-class, reform-minded Fabian Society might have been expected to bridge the gap between these movements. Yet, between 1884 and 1914, the Fabian Society’s record on the "woman question" was highly inconsistent and, at times, overtly regressive. Originally published in 1987, this title looks at three of the most influential members, Sidney Webb, George Bernard Shaw and Hubert Bland and the women they were married to, who were also active in the Society.

    Acknowledgments.  Abstract.  1. Fabian Socialism, Feminist Issues  2. The George Bernard Shaws  3. The Hubert Blands  4. The Sidney Webbs  5. Conclusion.  Selected Bibliography.

    Biography

    Reva Pollack Greenburg