ISBN:
1403962367
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1403981434
Language:
English
Pages:
x, 354 p. S.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2007 Electronic reproduction Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Feminism and Motherhood in Western Europe, 1890-1970 : The Maternal Dilemma
DDC:
305.4209430904
Keywords:
Feminism History 20th century
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Feminism History 19th century
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Motherhood History 20th century
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Motherhood History 19th century
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Feminism ; Europe, Western ; History ; 19th century
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Feminism ; Europe, Western ; History ; 20th century
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Motherhood ; Europe, Western ; History ; 19th century
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Motherhood ; Europe, Western ; History ; 20th century
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Patentschrift
Abstract:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-336) and index
Abstract:
According to Allen, motherhood and citizenship are terms that are closely linked and have been redefined over the past century due to changes in women's status, feminist movements, and political developments
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: From Destiny to Dilemma-Motherhood in the Twentieth Century; 1 "Aeons of Wrong": Mothers in Prehistory and History; 2 From Patriarchy to Partnership: Feminism, Motherhood, and the Law in Western Europe, 1890-1914; 3 Employment or Endowment? The Dilemma of Motherhood, 1890-1914; 4 "The Right of the Child to Choose its Parents": Motherhood and Reproductive Responsibility in the Prewar Era; 5 "The Value of Babies": Mothers, Children, and the State in Wartime, 1914-1918
Description / Table of Contents:
6 The Double Burden: Marriage, Motherhood, and Employment in the Interwar Years7 "Conscious Motherhood": Birth Control, Eugenics, and the Pursuit of Happiness in the Interwar Era; 8 "The Right to be Happy": Feminism and Child-Rearing during the Interwar Years; 9 From Motherhood to Sex Roles: The Postwar Era, 1945-1970; Conclusion: A Continuing Dilemma; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-336) and index
,
Electronic reproduction Available via World Wide Web
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