The Women's Total Abstinence Union and periodical Wings, 1892-1910 : a study of gender and politics
In 1893, an internal schism occurred within the British Womenâs Temperance Association (BWTA), creating the National British Womenâs Temperance Association (NBWTA) and the Womenâs Total Abstinence Union (WTAU). The Womenâs Total Abstinence Union (WTAU) has since received very limited critical attention, having been historically dismissed as a conservative organisation, only concerned with temperance work, when compared to the more radical National British Womenâs Temperance Association (NBWTA). Via a critical examination of the WTAUâs periodical, Wings, from 1892 to 1910, and associated Union materials, this project interrogates the presumptions made concerning the apparently conservative nature, aims and actions of the group and the women within. Contributing to the burgeoning research area of print and periodical culture this project reflects on how women managed the contradictions posed by gender â which shaped women as private domestic individuals â and political identity â when encouraged to undertake reform work outside of the safety of the private sphere. This thesis provides an original contribution to knowledge through utilising an interdisciplinary methodological approach combining
Outen, Gemma
D History (General) ; H Social Sciences (General)
The Women's Total Abstinence Union and periodical Wings, 1892-1910 : a study of gender and politics. In 1893, an internal schism occurred within the British Womenâs Temperance Association (BWTA), creating the National British Womenâs Temperance Association (NBWTA) and the Womenâs Total Abstinence Union (WTAU). The Womenâs Total Abstinence Union (WTAU) has since received very limited critical attention, having been historically dismissed as a conservative organisation, only concerned with temperance work, when compared to the more radical National British Womenâs Temperance Association (NBWTA). Via a critical examination of the WTAUâs periodical, Wings, from 1892 to 1910, and associated Union materials, this project interrogates the presumptions made concerning the apparently conservative nature, aims and actions of the group and the women within. Contributing to the burgeoning research area of print and periodical culture this project reflects on how women managed the contradictions posed by gender â which shaped women as private domestic individuals â and political identity â when encouraged to undertake reform work outside of the safety of the private sphere. This thesis provides an original contribution to knowledge through utilising an interdisciplinary methodological approach combining
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