The Rise of Women's Transnational Activism: Identity and Sisterhood Between the World Wars

What characterised women's international co-operation in the interwar period? How did female activists from different countries and continents relate to one another? Marie Sandell here explores the changing experiences of women involved in the major international women's organisations - including the International Council of Women, International Alliance of Women, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and the International Federation of University Women - as well as the changing compositions and aims of the organisations themselves. Moving beyond an Anglo-American focus, Sandell analyses what the term 'international sisterhood' meant in this broader context, which for the first time included women from the beyond the Western world. Focusing on shifting identities, this book investigates how notions of 'sisterhood' were played out, and contested, during the interwar period and will be invaluable reading for scholars of women's history and twentieth-century world history.

Author: Marie Sandell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 03/19/2020
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.66d
ISBN13: 9781350154865
ISBN10: 1350154865
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory
- Social Science | Gender Studies
- Social Science | Women's Studies

About the Author
Marie Sandell teaches Modern History on the University of London International Programme. She holds a PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London.