Peace on Our Terms : The Global Battle for Women's Rights After the First World War
Peace on Our Terms is the first book to demonstrate the centrality of women's activism to the Paris Peace Conference and the critical diplomatic events of 1919. Mona L. Siegel tells the timely story of how female activists transformed women's rights into a global rallying cry, laying a fou...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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New York : Columbia University Press,
2020
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Columbia Studies in International and Global History
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| Schlagworte: | Women Women social reformers Women's rights Human rights Peace movements Electronic books Frauenbewegung Geschichte 1918- |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (340 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Peace on Our Terms is the first book to demonstrate the centrality of women's activism to the Paris Peace Conference and the critical diplomatic events of 1919. Mona L. Siegel tells the timely story of how female activists transformed women's rights into a global rallying cry, laying a foundation for generations to come. Intro -- Table of Contents -- Timeline of International Women's Activism in 1919 -- List of Illustrations -- Prologue: The Closing Days of the First World War -- 1. A New Year in Paris: Women's Rights at the Peace Conference of 1919 -- 2. Winter of Our Discontent: Racial Justice in a New World Order -- 3. March(ing) in Cairo: Women's Awakening and the Egyptian Revolution of 1919 -- 4. Springtime in Zurich: Former Enemies in Pursuit of Peace and Freedom -- 5. May Flowers in China: The Feminist Origins of Chinese Nationalism -- 6. Autumn on the Potomac: Women Workers and the Quest for Social Justice -- Epilogue: Rome, 1923 -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index. |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (340 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780231551182 0231551185 9780231195102 0231195109 |