"""A New Heaven and Earth"": Feminism, Religion and the Politics of Identity in Britain, 1901-1918"

"Employing a broad definition of what constitutes ""religion,"" this study explores the interplay between religion and suffrage politics on the personal, communal and institutional levels. After an introductory chapter that maps out the current historiography on late nineteenth and early twentieth religious belief and practice, as well as on the British women's suffrage movement, Chapter Two analyzes the representations of religion in the personal narratives (both published and unpublished) of a selection of Protestant, Catholic and Jewish suffrage campaigners who represented a variety of class backgrounds. Chapter Three examines suffragist and suffragettes' appropriation of Christian imagery, Protestant terminology, and evangelical styles to frame their demands for the vote. Chapters Four and Five explore the denominational and theological frameworks shaping suffragist and suffragette political action through a close study of five religious suffrage leagues. These leagues were unique to Britain and represented the Anglican, Catholic, Free Church, Quaker and Jewish faiths. The final chapter examines the intersections of religion, gender identity and national culture within the context of World War I."

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• deVries, Jacqueline R.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Michel, Sonya

• Religion, History of

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI9737090

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/84723