Freeing the Female Body - Inspirational Icons

Table des matières

All the freedom of the boy: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 19th-century architect of women's rights, Roberta J. Park; a martyr for modernity: Qiu Jin, feminist, warrior revolutionary, Fan Hong and J. A. Mangan; a militant madonna: Charlotte Perkins Gilman, feminism and physical culture, Patricia Vertinsky; a lifetime of campaigning: Ettie Rout, emancipationist beyond the pale, Jane Tolerton; breaking bounds, Alice Profe, radical and emancipationist, Gertrud Pfister; at the heart of a new profession: Margaret Stansfeld, a radical English educationalist, Richard Smart; Alexandrine Gibb in no man's land of sport, M Ann Hall; glittering icin of fascist femininity: Trebisonda Ondina Valla, Gigliola Gori; ignoring taboos: Maria Lenk, Latin American inspirationalist, Sebastiao Votre and Ludmila Mourao; in pursuit of empowerment: Sensei Nellie Kleinsmidt and gender challenges in South Africa, Denise E.M. Jones; epilogue: prospects for the new millennium - women, emancipation and the body, J.A. Mangan.

Résumé

Stories of remarkable women who devoted their lives to the cause of women's physical liberation are told in this volume.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Boria Majumdar
• Collaboration: Fan Hong (Editeur), Hong Fan (Editeur), Fan Hong (Editeur de la série), Boria Majumdar (Editeur de la série), J A Mangan (Editeur de la série)
• Edition: Taylor and Francis
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.05.2001
• EAN: 9780714650883
• ISBN: 978-0-7146-5088-3
• Pages: 288
• Poids: 690 g
• Thème: Sport in the Global Society
• Catégories: Livres de conseils > Sport; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Sports & outdoor recreation, Sport: general, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, SPORTS & RECREATION / Women in Sports