Bridging cross-cultural feminisms
Annie Besant and Women's Rights in England and India, 1874-1933
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4348935 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anderson Nancy, Anderson Fix Nancy (Loyola University New Orleans, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 563-580 |
| Publication date | 1994-12-01 |
| 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 | 10.1080/09612029400200070 |
| OpenAlex | W1988137935, W4230314129 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 7 |
Annie Besant was a Victorian radical whose outspoken views included advocacy of women's rights and opposition to British imperial policies. In her mid-forties she went to live in India. Contesting British attempts to Westernize Indian society, Besant found herself in the seemingly anomalous position of defending traditional Indian patriarchy and resisting efforts to reform the status of Indian women. Such conservatism brought on Besant criticism not only from Western liberals and Christian missionaries, but also from many Indian social reformers. When she gradually shifted her views and voiced her support for Indian women's rights, Indian nationalists condemned her as a British imperialist. The conflict between loyalty to national heritage and opposition to traditional patriarchy is one that colonized women have commonly experienced. By examining how an anti-imperialist British feminist responded to the question of women's reform in India, this paper offers another perspective on the complexities of this dilemma
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2025 (24) |
| Highly cited | No |