
Feminism and Empire
Feminism and Empire establishes the foundational impact that Britain''s position as leading imperial power had on the origins of modern western feminism. Based on extensive new research, this study exposes the intimate links between debates on the ''woman question'' and the constitution of ''colonial discourse'' in order to highlight the centrality of empire to white middle-class women''s activism...
Feminism and Empire establishes the foundational impact that Britain''s position as leading imperial power had on the origins of modern western feminism. Based on extensive new research, this study exposes the intimate links between debates on the ''woman question'' and the constitution of ''colonial discourse'' in order to highlight the centrality of empire to white middle-class women''s activism...