The Women's Party of Great Britain (1917-1919)
A forgotten episode in British women's political history
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4348146 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Purvis (0000-0001-6118-2475, University of Portsmouth, corresponding author), June Purvis |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 638-651 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women s History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-2025 • E-ISSN: 1747-583X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09612025.2015.1114328 |
| OpenAlex | W2333148756 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
This article discusses the Women's Party, founded by Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst in November 1917 at a time when Britain was still fighting in World War One. It examines the origins and aims of the Women's Party which, with the slogan ‘Victory, National Security and Progress’, conflated the winning of the war with the women's cause. It is contended that global politics on the world stage as well as local politics at home shaped the agenda of the Women's Party in many differing ways
Economic history · Political science · Politics · Slogan · Sociology · Victory · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · History · Irish and British Studies · Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |