From Feminism to Class Politics: The Rise and Decline of Women's Politics in Reykjavík, 1908-1922This book discusses the rise and decline of women's politics in Reykjavik between 1908 and 1922. Why did it take women so long to be elected in any numbers to national legislature? What has been the political significance of women's entry into national legislatures? By combining theories and studies on international women's movements with an empirical study on the women's lists in Reykjavik, an attempt is made to answer these questions by connecting theory, history and practice. The answers are sought by examining an aspect of the development of parties ignored by mosr political scientists, namely the relationship between women's suffrage, party politics and patriarchal power. |
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A Harsher Campaign 1910 | 115 |
The Divisive Factor of Politics 1912 | 123 |
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19th century Alþingi Auður Styrkársdóttir became Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir Bríet Héðinsdóttir 1988 candidates Carrie Chapman Catt changes chapter countries Dagsbrún Danish debate democratic dissertation electoral register factions Feminism feminist Framsókn franchise gender Gjörðabók bæjarstjórnar Guðmundsson Guðrún Björnsdóttir Home Rule group Icelandic Women's individual interest Ísafold Íslands issues IWSA Jón Jónasdóttir Jónsson Knud Zimsen Kvennablaðið labour unions lists in Reykjavík London male dominance mayor meeting Morgunblaðið Múli municipal elections Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson organisations parliament parliamentary participation patriarchy political parties political science political scientists political system political theory politicians poor Primary School put forward relative deprivation rethoric Reykjavík role says sexes Sigríður Skocpol social movements society Sveinn Björnsson teachers theorists town council town councillors Tryggvi Gunnarsson Umeå University Press Vísir vote voters woman women workers women's lists women's movement women's organizations women's political Women's Rights Women's Rights Organization women's suffrage worker's union Þbs Þingvellir Þingvellir Convention