Citizens not feminists: the boundary negotiated between citizenship and feminism by mainstream women's organisations in England, 1928-39

Abstract

This article explores the concepts of citizenship and feminism as interpreted by six large voluntary and mainstream women's groups in England during the years 1928–39. The six organisations considered here are the Mothers' Union, the Young Women's Christian Association, the Catholic Women's League, the National Federation of Women's Institutes, the National Union of Townswomen's Guilds and the National Council of Women. The article asks why these organisations, which declared they were not feminist were committed to highlighting, and fighting for, the rights of newly enfranchised women citizens. It is concluded that for these organisations the concept of citizenship for women, as opposed to feminism, was a more effective way to secure social and economic rights for the majority of women during the inter-war period.     

全国成人高校学报系统联络中心2003年常务委员暨学术委员会议纪要

全国成人高校学报系统联络中心2003年常务委员暨学术委员会议,于2003年10月26日—29日,在中州大地的政治、经济中心,文化历史名城河南省郑州市举行。来自全国各地的25名联络中心常务委员、学术委员参加了会议。这次会议的主题是筹备举办2004年全国成人高校学报系统联络中心成立10周年庆典活动。会议由中国人民银行郑州培训学院学报编辑部(河南省金融管理干部学院学报编辑部)承办,他们在人少的情况下,在该院领导的大力支持下,在曲迎波总编辑和李晓晴副总编辑的悉心安排下,克服许多困难,圆满地完成了这次会议的举办任务,受到与会者的一致…