Labour Pains: Mothers and Motherhood on the British Left in the Twentieth Centuryстатья из журнала
Аннотация: Abstract British left-wing politics does not know what to think about mothers. In left-wing women’s movements, motherhood has been recognised as essential and difficult; necessary for future revolutions, not least in raising future revolutionaries. In less radical circles, it has been understood as a crucial contribution to the functioning of society, often forming the basis of women’s claims to citizenship and maternalist forms of politics. On the other hand, motherhood has been seen as a ‘natural’ function of women and a private responsibility, rather than a public good or a collective act which needs comprehensive state support. The family, in this reading, is a rather conservative force, better left to social reactionaries. Mothering has added additional hurdles to the gendered obstacles women already face in pursuing politics as activists or elected representatives. Perhaps because of this, many mothers in politics have sought to downplay or distance themselves from their roles as mothers, emphasising instead their contributions as workers and activists who can be fully committed to the left cause. Feminist historians have often followed their lead and have tended to write around political mothers’ maternal roles in their scholarship. This roundtable develops themes first explored in our November 2023 workshop, generously supported by the Royal Historical Society.
Год издания: 2025
Авторы: Charlotte Lydia Riley, Lyndsey Jenkins, Emily Baughan, Laura Beers, Joseph W. Burnett, Frankie Chappell, Ruth Davidson, Emma Lundin, Mary Clare Martin, Anna Muggeridge, Emma Peplow, Priscila Maddalozzo Pivatto, Jessica White
Издательство: Cambridge University Press
Источник: Transactions of the Royal Historical Society
Ключевые слова: Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes, Historical Gender and Feminism Studies, Gender Politics and Representation
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Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford) (HTML)
Greenwich Academic Literature Archive (University of Greenwich) (HTML)
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Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford) (PDF)
Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford) (HTML)
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