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Rebel women between the wars
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Fearless writers and adventurers
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Artikel-Nr:
9781526137128
Veröffentl:
2020
Einband:
EPUB
Seiten:
432
Autor:
Sarah Lonsdale
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
Reflowable EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
An original history of 13 women from the interwar years, who successfully challenged male dominance in a wide range of occupations from mountaineering, to motoring and humanitarian activism. Through their diaries, letters and other personal writings, we see the strategies they used to break free from domesticity and into the active, public world.
What did it mean to be a ‘rebel woman’ in the interwar years? Taking the form of a multiple biography, this book traces the struggles, passions and achievements of a set of ‘fearlessly determined’ women who stopped at nothing to make their mark in the traditionally masculine environments of mountaineering, politics, engineering and journalism. From the motorist Claudia Parsons to the ‘star’ reporter Margaret Lane, the mountaineer Dorothy Pilley and the journalist Shiela Grant Duff, the women charted in this book challenged the status quo in all walks of life, alongside writing vivid, eye-witness accounts of their adventures. Recovering their voices across a range of texts including novels, poems, journalism and diaries, Rebel women between the wars reveals their inch by inch gains won through courageous and sometimes controversial and dangerous actions.
Introduction: ‘The women at the gate’1 Female friendship, work and collaboration2 Alternative channels3 Parallel platforms and safe havens4 Risk-takers5 Parental influence and family networks6 Rejecting the feminine7 Formal networks8 Explosive engagement9 Hiding in plain sightConclusionIndex