Women and the Women's Movement in Britain, 1914-1999 - Hardcover

Martin Pugh

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0333732650 ISBN 13: 9780333732656

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2000

Synopsis

This revised edition brings the history of the women's movement in Britain up to the end of the 20th century. The author focuses attention on the different generations of women involved in the women's movement since 1914 and examines the marked trend towards marriage and motherhood amongst British women since the 1920s, arguing that domesticity has, historically, been a positive influence promoting change in the lives of women. Pugh has a very wide focus, assessing feminist pressure groups, women's organizations and the growth of popular women's magazines. The 2nd edition has been expanded with two new chapters on the women's movement in the 1960s and on the influence of Britain's first female Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.

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About the Author

MARTIN PUGH is Research Professor of Modern History at Liverpool John Moores University. He is a well-known academic and writer on modern history, his previous publications include A Companion to Modern European History, 1871-1945 and State and Society: British Political and Social History, 1870-1992.

Review

'A valuable additional text providing useful historical material covering a wide period. The text is of value to introductory and advanced students in the way it tackles identified segments of time, bringing discussion up to the recent Thatcher era.' - S. Shuttleworth, University of Hull 'A highly readable and accessible text, that offers a clear insight into the women's movement in Britain.' - Melinda Barone, University College Salford 'A superb book which is informative and well presented. The additional chapters are particularly impressive. I'd recommend this book to students and academics.' - Dr Pauline Lynn, University of Teeside Reviews of the first edition: '... an interesting and helpful book on British feminism in the first half of the twentieth century' - Richard Gott, The Guardian 'This excellent and informative volume fills a long-recognized gap' - Kelly Boyd, History '... provides a comprehensive and well documented political history of women and the women's movement' - Alice Brown, Political Studies

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0333732650
• ISBN 13: 9780333732656
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400