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Berghahn Books Gendered Money Financial Organization in Womens Movements 1880-1933 2011 Edition by Pernilla Jonsson, Silke Neunsinger
As economic citizenship was a pre-condition of full citizenship, the lack of economic autonomy was an important motivation during the early stages of the women's movement. Independent of their class background, women had less access to not only financial resources but also social and cultural capital, i.e., member's commitment. Resources are therefore of particular interest from a gender perspective, and this book sheds light on the importance of resources for women's struggles for political rights. Highlighting the financial strategies of the first wave of Swedish middle-class and socialist women's movements and comparing them with similar organizations in Germany, England, and Canada, the authors show the importance of class, gender, age, and the national context, offering a valuable contribution to the discussion of resource mobilization theories in the context of social movements. Table of contents :- List of Figures and TablesAcknowledgementsForewordIntroduction: Funding women's political struggle - a matter of gender and class?Collective action and resources - earlier researchWomen's mobilising, class, resources and political opportunities - our theoretical point of departureComparing the Swedish caseEconomic and politic citizenship in SwedenSourcesDispositionChapter 1. The Fredrika Bremer Association 1884-1925The start upIdeas and agendasNew leadership and new directionsSummaryChapter 2. A 'Bourgeois' pioneer's purseIncomeMembership feesBequests and donationsFundraising salesLotteriesState subsidies and supporting organisationsOutlaysPremisesMeetingsAdministration, political work and enlightenmentThe voice of the organisationA periodical as a philanthropic projectManifestationsAssets and liabilitiesLoan fundsBonds, real estates and sharesSummarising conclusionChapter 3. Human resources in the Fredrika Bremer AssociationMobilising - the value of membersGiving their time, commitment and skillsUseful contacts in Parliament and GovernmentPublicityFeminist and philanthropic networks within SwedenFeminist networks outside SwedenSummarising conclusionsChapter 4. Social democratic womenThe road to integrated separatism - women in the Swedish SAPEarlier researchForms and phases of the Swedish social democratic movement1880-1906: the paradox of gender unity and the mobilization of consensus1906-1930: organising separatelyBreaktrough from 1933Agendas and strategiesSummaryChapter 5. The price of turning women into socialistsSources of incomeContributions from the labour movementMembership feesExtra incomeSpendingMobilising members and votersInvestments in educationMorgonbris - the voice of social democratic women in Sweden- nearly an affiliated companyAdministrationGetting together - meetingsLabour Day, Birthdays and Funerals - Times for manifestationsAllocating moneyFinancial strategies: a summaryClass, gender and separatism - three factors in the financial strategies of socialist women's movementsChapter 6. Human resources in social democratic women's organizationsThe magic of numberGiving their time, commitment and skillsAccess to parliaments and governmentPublicityCross-class sisters? Cooperation among Swedish women's organisationsInternational connectionsCompensating lack of education and moneyThe price of organising separately and the income from being integratedConclusion: Gendered MoneyIncomeIndependence through membership feesDonations, bequests and successful coalitionsFrom needle-works to lotteriesSpendingFeminist activists as economic agentsCompensating the lack of money to keep the organization goingHow did resources matter for Swedish Feminist politics?The costs of gendered citizenship?The resources mobilization theory and women's organisingBibliographyIndex