Fitness and fun that's not just for mum
The Women's League of Health and Beauty in 1930s Ireland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5003013 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claire Heffernan (0000-0001-5001-4257, University College Dublin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1017-1038 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-10 |
| 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 | 10.1080/09612025.2018.1555022 |
| OpenAlex | W2902449617 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Founded in London in 1930, the Women’s League of Health and Beauty quickly became one of the largest popular organisations of the 1930s. Boasting bases across the British Commonwealth, the League’s uniform, emblem and messages of change became synonymous with a ‘new woman’ ideal. Aimed at women across the life cycle, the organisation became a means of empowering women to take charge of their health, life and public identity. While the significance of the English League during the 1930s has attracted previous attention, the Irish branches remain unstudied. Seeking to contribute to address the dearth in studies on Irish branches, this article examines the growth of the League Ireland from 1930 to 1939 and argues that in seeking to promote a new vision of womanhood, the League combined older ideals surrounding sociability and domesticity with newer ideas concerning the motherhood, international cooperation and woman’s public role
Beauty · Commonwealth · Emblem · Irish · League · Political science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2021 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |