Ms. Matthews's new study of the early years of the women's rights movement outlines the period from 1828 to 1876 as a distinct "first phase." She situates this early feminist activity within the lively debate over the Woman Question and pays attention to the opponents of equal r…
In this book Jean Matthews chronicles the changing fortunes and transformations of the organized suffrage movement, from its period of declining numbers and campaign failures to its final victory in the Nineteenth Amendment that brought women the vote. She recaptures the persona…
In this book Jean Matthews chronicles the changing fortunes and transformations of the organized suffrage movement, from its period of declining numbers and campaign failures to its final victory in the Nineteenth Amendment that brought women the vote. She recaptures the persona…
Seit der Aufklärung steht die Frage im Raum, wie es möglich ist, die »Einheit des Menschengeschlechts« als Vielheit zu denken. Wie kann das Versprechen allgemeiner Gleichheit mit einem Anspruch auf Verschiedenheit verbunden werden? Dieses Leitthema der europäischen Moderne greif…
Seit der Aufklärung steht die Frage im Raum, wie es möglich ist, die "Einheit des Menschengeschlechts" als Vielheit zu denken. Wie kann das Versprechen allgemeiner Gleichheit mit einem Anspruch auf Verschiedenheit verbunden werden? Dieses Leitthema der europäischen Moderne greif…
The politics of nationalism and nationbuilding -- 1947: from partition to creation -- 1971: politics of silence, or refusal to remember? -- Gendered nationbuilding -- Frozen in time? war crimes, justice and political forgiveness -- Partnership with transnational networks for gen…
Introduction -- The context of the emergence of gender-responsive budgeting: gender machinery and the state -- The role of gender-focused institutions in parliament in gender-responsive budgeting -- The contribution of the women's movement to making economic policy more gender r…
Until now our understanding of marriage in China has been based primarily on observations made during the twentieth century. The research of ten eminent scholars presented here provides a new vision of marriage in Chinese history, exploring the complex interplay between marriage…
After decades of steady progress in terms of gender and sexual rights, several parts of Europe are facing new waves of resistance to a so-called 'gender ideology' or 'gender theory'. Opposition to progressive gender equality is manifested in challenges to marriage equality, abor…
