Documenting First Wave Feminisms: Volume 1: Transnational Collaborations and Cro

Description: Documenting First Wave Feminisms by Maureen Moynagh, Nancy Forestell Using primary documents dating from the abolitionist movement to the Second World War, Maureen Moynagh and Nancy Forestell investigate the tensions inherent in organizing early transnational feminist movements. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Contemporary feminists are used to juggling many different identities at once, balancing affiliations based on race, nation, class, and sexuality. First-wave feminists also negotiated-or failed to negotiate-similar tensions in their international organizing. Using primary documents dating from the abolitionist movement to the Second World War, Maureen Moynagh and Nancy Forestell investigate the tensions inherent in organizing early transnational feminist movements. provides a historical framework to bring together voices of women both canonical and less well known, from Mary Wollstonecraft to Mabel Dove, who were active in feminist movements in all corners of the world. Suffrage, imperialism, citizenship, sexuality, and moral reform are shown to be key issues in a variety of exchanges across North America, Europe, the global south, and the Pan-Pacific region. This source book is as nuanced as first-wave feminism itself and will prove a valuable resource for studying womens rights in an increasingly globalized world. Author Biography Maureen Moynagh is a professor in the Department of English at St Francis Xavier University.Nancy M. Forestell is an associate professor in the Department of History at St Francis Xavier University. Table of Contents AcknowledgementsGeneral Introduction: Documenting First Wave FeminismsVolume Introduction: Transnational Collaborations and CrosscurrentsSlavery, Abolition, and Womens RightsImperial FeminismsSuffrageNationalism/InternationalismCitizenshipMoral Reform, Sexuality, and Birth ControlWorkPeace Review This impressive anthology is a welcome and needed addition to the field of feminist studies ... In one handy volume it provides an exceptional resource. -- Bonnie S. Anderson * Histories sociale/Social History * Promotional The editors have done an impressive job finding documents from non-Euroamerican sources, especially from the global South. Their introductions to each section and biographical introductions to each author included are also impressive, demonstrating that they are clearly very well versed in the relevant literature. -- Leila J. Rupp, Department of Feminist Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara Documenting First Wave Feminisms is an outstanding scholarly project that will be of immense value to scholars and students all across the globe. There is no comparable collection of documents that tracks womens rights movements and feminisms with such exceptional topical and chronological coverage. -- Nancy Hewitt, Department of History, Rutgers University Long Description Contemporary feminists are used to juggling many different identities at once, balancing affiliations based on race, nation, class, and sexuality. First-wave feminists also negotiated-or failed to negotiate-similar tensions in their international organizing. Using primary documents dating from the abolitionist movement to the Second World War, Maureen Moynagh and Nancy Forestell investigate the tensions inherent in organizing early transnational feminist movements. provides a historical framework to bring together voices of women both canonical and less well known, from Mary Wollstonecraft to Mabel Dove, who were active in feminist movements in all corners of the world. Suffrage, imperialism, citizenship, sexuality, and moral reform are shown to be key issues in a variety of exchanges across North America, Europe, the global south, and the Pan-Pacific region. This source book is as nuanced as first-wave feminism itself and will prove a valuable resource for studying womens rights in an increasingly globalized world. Review Quote This impressive anthology is a welcome and needed addition to the field of feminist studies ... In one handy volume it provides an exceptional resource. Details ISBN1442629282 Short Title DOCUMENTING 1ST WAVE FEMINISMS Pages 434 Publisher University of Toronto Press Language English ISBN-10 1442629282 ISBN-13 9781442629288 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2015 Series Studies in Gender and History Publication Date 2015-06-16 UK Release Date 2015-06-16 Imprint University of Toronto Press Place of Publication Toronto Country of Publication Canada Subtitle Volume 1: Transnational Collaborations and Crosscurrents Edited by Nancy Forestell Author Nancy Forestell Alternative 9780802091345 DEWEY 305.4209 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2015-06-15 Illustrations 5 b&w illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141815564;

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