"Militarism is a Movement of Retrogression": the Feminist Pacifism of Jane Addams, Mabel St Clair Stobart and Rose Macaulay
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https://doi.org/10.12795/RICL.2020.i23.17Keywords:
World War I, women, pacifism, genderAbstract
The telling of the Great War (1914-1918), mainly through the point of view of combatants, is one of the best scenarios exemplifying how women have been obviated and censored throughout history. Moreover, the engagement of pacifist women has been doubly belittled due to a misinterpretation of the term pacifism. Consequently, this paper aims at re-examining the origins and values of pacifism and giving visibility to pacifists Jane Addams, Mabel St Clair Stobart and Rose Macaulay.Downloads
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Accepted 2020-12-06
Published 2020-12-07
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