Infidel Feminism - Secularism, Religion and Women''s Emancipation, England 18301914

Informationen zum Autor Laura Schwartz is Assistant Professor of Modern British History at the University of Warwick Klappentext The first in-depth study of a distinctive brand of women's rights that emerged out of the Victorian Secularist movement. It looks at the lives and work of a number of female activists, whose renunciation of religion shaped their struggle for emancipation. Anti-religious or secular ideas were fundamental to the development of feminist thought. Zusammenfassung The first in-depth study of a distinctive brand of women’s rights that emerged out of the Victorian Secularist movement. It looks at the lives and work of a number of female activists, whose renunciation of religion shaped their struggle for emancipation. Anti-religious or secular ideas were fundamental to the development of feminist thought. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. Freethinking Feminists: women in the Freethought movement2. Counter-Conversions: Freethinking feminists and the renunciation of religion 3. Preachers of Truth: Women's activism in the Secularist movement4. Infidel Feminism: Feminism in the Freethought movement5. Freethinking feminists and the women's movement 6. Freethought and Free Love? Marriage, birth control and sexual morality Conclusion Select bibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Schwartz Laura, Laura Schwartz, Laura Schwarz
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2015
• EAN: 9780719097287
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-9728-7
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Gender in History; Gender in History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; England, European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Humanism, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, British & Irish history, Feminism & feminist theory, Social and cultural history, Feminism and feminist theory, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, Humanist & Secular Alternatives To Religion, Humanist and secular alternatives to religion