Girls of Liberty : The Struggle for Suffrage in Mandatory Palestine /


Autoria(s): Shilo, Margalit, author.
Resumo

Presents the story of the struggle for women's right to vote in Mandatory Palestine. Includes portraits of individual leaders, discusses the Zionist roots of feminism and nationalism, the views of the Ultra Orthodox Jewish sector, and comparative information on contemporary suffrage movements elsewhere in the world. This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world through Knowledge Unlatched.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1. Feminism and its Zionist and Hebrew roots -- 2. The women's struggle begins: local organization -- 3. The national campaign commences -- 4. From associations to political party: the union of Hebrew women for equal rights -- 5. One step forward, two steps back -- 6. The union comes of age -- 7. Five years of struggle and a victory -- 8. Victory and defeat.

Presents the story of the struggle for women's right to vote in Mandatory Palestine. Includes portraits of individual leaders, discusses the Zionist roots of feminism and nationalism, the views of the Ultra Orthodox Jewish sector, and comparative information on contemporary suffrage movements elsewhere in the world. This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world through Knowledge Unlatched.

Mode of access: Internet.

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/2027/ku01.r2_79

URN:ISBN:9781611689280 (e-ISBN)

URN:ISBN:9781611688863 (pbk-ISBN)

URN:ISBN:9781611688856 (print-ISBN)

Idioma(s)

eng

Relação

Also issued in print and PDF version.

Girls of Liberty, The Struggle for Suffrage in Mandatory Palestine

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Palavras-Chave #Women's Studies. #History. #Suffragists #Jewish women #Jewish women #Jewish women
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