Against the tide: the anti-war arguments of the British suffragists during the first world war

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dc.contributor.advisorFerris, John R.
dc.contributor.authorPollock, Carolee Ruth
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dc.date.accessioned2005-07-21T19:40:34Z
dc.date.available2005-07-21T19:40:34Z
dc.date.issued1989
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 108-112.en
dc.description.abstractThe First World War challenged the assumption of pacifism among British suffragists and forced them to choose between a number of responses to the war. The militant suffragettes became jingoistic supporters of the war effort. Millicent Garrett Fawcett called suffragists to dutiful service to their nation in its time of need. But some suffragist leaders stood against the tide of public opinion, opposed the war and worked for peace. The specifically feminist arguments they made against war were rooted in pre-war suffrage arguments: the anti-physical force arguments and the motherhood arguments. The feminist pacifists accepted the idea that women were unable to use physical force because they were naturally oriented toward the preservation of life. They rejected the argument that this disqualified them from political participation. Instead, they criticised the political order and proposed an alternative based on the nurturant values they associated with motherhood. They argued that the inclusion of women in the political process was necessary for the establishment of a better society and lasting peace.
dc.format.extentv, 112 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationPollock, C. R. (1989). Against the tide: the anti-war arguments of the British suffragists during the first world war (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21149en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/21149
dc.identifier.isbn0315503564en
dc.identifier.lccJN 979 P64 1989en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/21728
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subject.lccJN 979 P64 1989en
dc.subject.lcshSuffragettes - Great Britain - Attitudes
dc.subject.lcshWorld War, 1914-1918 - Protest movements - Great Britain
dc.titleAgainst the tide: the anti-war arguments of the British suffragists during the first world war
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thesis.degree.disciplineHistory
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 714 520541839
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