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Labour women: women in British working-class politics, 1918-1939

Pamela M. Graves

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Introduction 1. The doors are open - women's entry into Labour politics 2. Their devotion was about equal - women and men in interwar working-class politics 3. But the seats are reserved for men - the gender struggles of the twenties 4. A sex question or a class question? - Labour women and feminism in the twenties 5. Helping others - women in local labour politics 6. Doing our bit to see that the people are not dragged down - class struggle in the thirties Conclusion.

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Introduction 1. The doors are open - women's entry into Labour politics 2. Their devotion was about equal - women and men in interwar working-class politics 3. But the seats are reserved for men - the gender struggles of the twenties 4. A sex question or a class question? - Labour women and feminism in the twenties 5. Helping others - women in local labour politics 6. Doing our bit to see that the people are not dragged down - class struggle in the thirties Conclusion.

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Introduction 1. The doors are open - women's entry into Labour politics 2. Their devotion was about equal - women and men in interwar working-class politics 3. But the seats are reserved for men - the gender struggles of the twenties 4. A sex question or a class question? - Labour women and feminism in the twenties 5. Helping others - women in local labour politics 6. Doing our bit to see that the people are not dragged down - class struggle in the thirties Conclusion.

Key concepts: Politics, Working class, Gender studies, Class (philosophy), History, Labour economics, Political science, Sociology

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