Indian suffragettes : female identities and transnational networks / Sumita Mukherjee.

"Popular depictions of campaigns for women's suffrage in films and literature have invariably focused on Western suffrage movements. The fact that Indian women built up a vibrant suffrage movement in the twentieth century has been largely neglected. The Indian 'suffragettes' were not only actively i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mukherjee, Sumita, 1981- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Women, East Indian > Suffrage > Foreign countries.
Women, East Indian > Political activity > Foreign countries.
Women > Identity.
Physical Description:xvi, 292 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: Indian suffrage networks and identities
  • 1. Indian suffragettes and British Imperial connections
  • 2. Indian suffragettes and Commonwealth networks
  • 3. Indian suffragettes and international feminist networks
  • 4. Indian suffragettes and Asian, Oriental, or Eastern networks
  • 5. Indian suffragettes and Nationalism: rejection of British networks
  • Epilogue: Women, votes, and seats in the Indian subcontinent after 1947.