Women on the Right: Politics and Social Action in Comparative and Transnational Perspective, 1870s-1990s, (Paperback)

<p><b><i>Women on the Right</i> explores the complex relationships between conservative and right-wing politics, social action, and women actors from the late 19th to the late 20th century.</b> Edited by Clarisse Berthezène, Laura Lee Downs, and Julie V. Gottlieb, each essay examines the spectrum of women's engagement with right-wing politics, from centrist and 'progressive conservatism' groups, to authoritarianism and fascism. </p><p>This book uses local and national case studies to explore a wide range of women's social and political mobilizations. Using a bottom-up perspective, it stays focused on the ideas, ambitions, and practices of the actors themselves. Key points of comparison include: the very different roles played by religious institutions and associations, the broader regional and national contexts, and the dynamics that favour - or not - the eventual construction of welfare states. <i>Women on the Right</i> consistently adopts a multinational and multidimensional approach, by bringing together a team of expert contributors to engage in a discussion of the comparative and transnational features of right-wing women's political thought and practice. The result is a unique contribution to the historical understanding of women's participation in - and ideas about - conservative activism.</p>

• Women on the Right: Politics and Social Action in Comparative and Transnational Perspective, 1870s-1990s, (Paperback)
• Author: Clarisse Berthezène
• ISBN: 9781350353138
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-07-23
• Page Count: 288