British Women and the Spanish Civil War
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Esmond Romilly
female mobilisation in civil wars
feminist historiography
Florence Farmborough
gender and conflict
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Helen Grant
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International Brigaders
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Isabel Brown
Jessica Mitford
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manning
Margery Fry
medical
Nan Green
oral history research
Post-war
Scarlet Pimpernel
Spanish Civil War
Spanish Medical Aid Committee
Spanish Relief
Spanish War
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twentieth-century Britain
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women's political activism
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- ISBN 9781138008571
- Weight: 498g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 27 Feb 2014
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Through oral and written narratives, this book examines the interaction between women and the war in Spain, their motivation, the distinctive form of their involvment and the effect of the war on their individual lives. These themes are related to wider issues, such as the nature of memory and the role of women within the public sphere. The extent to which women engaged with this cause surpasses by far other instances of female mobilization in peace-time Britain. Such a phenomenon therefore can offer lessons to those who would wish to encourage a greater degree of interest amongst women in political activities today.
Angela Jackson, married with two children, became a mature student in her mid-forties. For her, it was to be an experience that justified the claims made for adult education regarding the opening up of new horizons. A first class degree in History at Anglia Polytechnic University led to a PhD at the University of Essex and the writing of this book. Her interest in the subject continues and she is now carrying out further research on remembrance of the war.
