Winning Women for Socialism
The Ontario CCF and Women, 1947-1961
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3982575 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dan Azoulay (McMaster University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Pages | 59 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Labour / Le Travail (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0700-3862 • E-ISSN: 1911-4842 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/25143974 |
| OpenAlex | W1538497065 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article examines the role of women in the Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in the period 1947 to 1961. Taking a revisionist approach, it argues that the main concern of Ontario CCF women, as expressed through the Provincial Women's Committee, was with expanding the party's membership and support by attracting other women to the party, and not with advancing the equality of women, as the existing literature contends. It is further argued that women were not significantly under-represented in positions of power within the CCF, that the party's sexual division of labour was due largely to the timidity of its female members, and that the methods used to win women for socialism were practical and sensible under the circumstances. Resumes Cet article examine le role des femmes engagees dans l'aile ontarienne du Co-operative Commonwealth Federation au cours de la periode 1947 a 1961. Selon une nouvelle approche, la recherche soutient que la principale preoccupation des femmes du CCF ontarien, telle que vue a travers le Provincial Women's Committee, etait l'accroissement du membership du parti et l'attraction d'autres femmes a l'organisation, et non pas l'avancement de l'egalite des femmes, comme l'historiographie existante l'affirme. L'etude affirme aussi que les femmes n'etaient pas significativement sous-representees dans les positions de pouvoir a l'interieur du CCF. De plus, la division sexuelle du travail dans le parti etait largement provoquee par la timidite des membres feminins. Bref, les methodes employees pour gagner les femmes a la cause du socialisme etaient pratiques et adaptees aux circonstances
Communism · Political science · Politics · Socialism · Sociology · Canadian Identity and History · Gender Studies · Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2007 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |