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The Women’s Peace Union and the Outlawry of War, 1921-1942 (Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution)

Harriet Hyman Alonso

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Description:Members of the woman's suffrage movement of the early twentieth century did not simply disappear from public life once the vote was won. The next logical step for many of these activists was to undertake what they saw as the particularly female responsibility of working for world peace. In an important contribution to a new and significant area of historical scholarship, Harriet Hyman Alonso investigates one such group⁠—the Women's Peace Union. An organization of former suffragists that emerged immediately following World War I, the WPU campaigned exclusively for twenty years to obtain passage of a constitutional amendment that would outlaw war.Alonso focuses on the personalities and the philosophical disagreements of the WPU's leading members, on their political tactics and fierce commitment to pacifism and feminism, and on their eventual "burnout." Drawing on a wealth of primary material, Alonso details the WPU's lobbying efforts in Congress, at the grass-roots level, and on the international scene. She finds that the group's one-issue platform, its ideological purity, and refusal to compromise gave it an influence beyond its small membership.The idea that peace work is a peculiarly feminist undertaking is still with us, and Alonso traces the lineage of today's women's peace movement from roots in Garrisonian abolitionism, through the suffrage movement, through groups like the WPU, to contemporary efforts like that of the Seneca Women's Peace Encampment. The link throughout is the belief that a male-inspired violence inheres in institutions like slavery, war, and the oppression of women⁠—and that there is a female mandate to oppose it.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Women’s Peace Union and the Outlawry of War, 1921-1942 (Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution). To get started finding The Women’s Peace Union and the Outlawry of War, 1921-1942 (Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Members of the woman's suffrage movement of the early twentieth century did not simply disappear from public life once the vote was won. The next logical step for many of these activists was to undertake what they saw as the particularly female responsibility of working for world peace. In an important contribution to a new and significant area of historical scholarship, Harriet Hyman Alonso investigates one such group⁠—the Women's Peace Union. An organization of former suffragists that emerged immediately following World War I, the WPU campaigned exclusively for twenty years to obtain passage of a constitutional amendment that would outlaw war.Alonso focuses on the personalities and the philosophical disagreements of the WPU's leading members, on their political tactics and fierce commitment to pacifism and feminism, and on their eventual "burnout." Drawing on a wealth of primary material, Alonso details the WPU's lobbying efforts in Congress, at the grass-roots level, and on the international scene. She finds that the group's one-issue platform, its ideological purity, and refusal to compromise gave it an influence beyond its small membership.The idea that peace work is a peculiarly feminist undertaking is still with us, and Alonso traces the lineage of today's women's peace movement from roots in Garrisonian abolitionism, through the suffrage movement, through groups like the WPU, to contemporary efforts like that of the Seneca Women's Peace Encampment. The link throughout is the belief that a male-inspired violence inheres in institutions like slavery, war, and the oppression of women⁠—and that there is a female mandate to oppose it.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Women’s Peace Union and the Outlawry of War, 1921-1942 (Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution). To get started finding The Women’s Peace Union and the Outlawry of War, 1921-1942 (Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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