Gendered money : financial organization in women's movements, 1880-1933 /: financial organization in women's movements, 1880-1933. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Pernilla Jonsson and Silke Neunsinger.
• Authors: Jonsson, Pernilla, 1967-; Neunsinger, Silke
• Contents: List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Foreword <a href="/downloads/intros/JonssonGendered_intro.pdf" target="_blank"><img align="left" border="0" onmouseout="this.src='/img/icon_pdf.png'" onmouseover="this.src='/img/icon_pdf2.png'" src="/img/icon_pdf.png" /> Introduction: Funding women's political struggle – a matter of gender and class? ; Collective action and resources – earlier research Women's mobilising, class, resources and political opportunities – our theoretical point of departure Comparing the Swedish case Economic and politic citizenship in Sweden Sources Disposition Chapter 1. The Fredrika Bremer Association 1884-1925 The start up Ideas and agendas New leadership and new directions Summary Chapter 2. A 'Bourgeois' pioneer's purse Income Membership fees Bequests and donations Fundraising sales Lotteries State subsidies and supporting organisations Outlays Premises Meetings Administration, political work and enlightenment The voice of the organisation A periodical as a philanthropic project Manifestations Assets and liabilities Loan funds Bonds, real estates and shares Summarising conclusion Chapter 3. Human resources in the Fredrika Bremer Association Mobilising – the value of members Giving their time, commitment and skills Useful contacts in Parliament and Government Publicity Feminist and philanthropic networks within Sweden Feminist networks outside Sweden Summarising conclusions Chapter 4. Social democratic women The road to integrated separatism - women in the Swedish SAP Earlier research Forms and phases of the Swedish social democratic movement 1880-1906: the paradox of gender unity and the mobilization of consensus 1906-1930: organising separately Breaktrough from 1933 Agendas and strategies Summary Chapter 5. The price of turning women into socialists Sources of income Contributions from the labour movement Membership fees Extra income Spending Mobilising members and voters Investments in education Morgonbris - the voice of social democratic women in Sweden- nearly an affiliated company Administration Getting together - meetings Labour Day, Birthdays and Funerals - Times for manifestations Allocating money Financial strategies: a summary Class, gender and separatism - three factors in the financial strategies of socialist women's movements Chapter 6. Human resources in social democratic women's organizations The magic of number Giving their time, commitment and skills Access to parliaments and government Publicity Cross-class sisters? Cooperation among Swedish women's organisations International connections Compensating lack of education and money The price of organising separately and the income from being integrated Conclusion: Gendered Money Income Independence through membership fees Donations, bequests and successful coalitions From needle-works to lotteries Spending Feminist activists as economic agents Compensating the lack of money to keep the organization going How did resources matter for Swedish Feminist politics? The costs of gendered citizenship? The resources mobilization theory and women's organising Bibliography; Index
• Publisher Details: New York : Berghahn Books
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 260 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 305.4209485; Feminism -- Sweden -- History; Socialist feminism -- Sweden -- History; First-wave feminism -- Sweden; Women -- Political activity -- Sweden -- History; Women -- Sweden -- Societies and clubs -- Finance -- History; Feminism -- Europe -- History; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies; Feminism; First-wave feminism; Socialist feminism; Women -- Political activity; Women -- Societies and clubs -- Finance; Europe; Sweden; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857452726
• Related ISBNs: 085745272X; 9780857452719; 0857452711
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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