The Stalled Revolution : Is Equality for Women an Impossible Dream?

Intro -- The Stalled Revolution -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1. The Two Great Anniversaries -- The Second Anniversary -- Extraordinary Women -- Completing the Revolution -- Doubts and Reluctance -- Feminism -- Role of the Arts -- Lessons of History -- Moments of Joy -- 2. Days of Hope -- Votes for Women Demonstration Hyde Park on Midsummer's Day, 1908 -- Women's Liberation Demonstration Central London: 6th March 1971 -- 3. Winning Votes for Women -- Inferior -- An Injurious Anomaly -- Throwing Women Overboard -- The Antis -- Helping Not Voting -- The WSPU -- Fawcett and Pankhurst -- Militancy -- Two Demonstrations -- Asquith -- Prison -- Forcible Feeding -- Conciliation Bill -- Black Friday -- Treachery -- Destruction -- A Shield -- Christabel -- Cat and Mouse Act -- Emily Wilding Davison -- East London Deputation -- War -- The Act -- 4. The Women's Liberation Movement -- The Beginnings of the Women's Liberation Movement -- The Ruskin Conference -- What was the Purpose of the Women's Liberation Movement in Britain? -- Housewives and Housework -- Sisterhood -- Meeting in Small Groups: Shunning Hierarchy -- The Pitfalls of Structureless Campaigns -- What did the Women's Liberation Movement Achieve and What is its Legacy? -- Domestic Violence -- What was Missing from the Women's Liberation Movement? -- Making History: Feminism and Feminists -- 5. How the Revolutions Stalled -- Women in Parliament -- Petering Out -- Women Workers in the War -- Legacy of the First World War -- Legal Improvements -- The Long Pause -- So Much to do -- The Choice -- The Second World War -- Male Prejudice -- The Legacy of the Second World War -- The Women's Liberation Movement -- The Revolution Stalls Again -- Enforcement -- Frenzy and Fallow -- 6. Lessons From Our History -- Women Can be Victorious -- Mobilising Women -- Raising Awareness.

Women From All Backgrounds Should Be Involved -- A Natural Resistance to Change -- Nature of the Campaign -- Women Must Be In Charge -- A Worthwhile Campaign Is Likely To Be Lengthy -- An Effective Structure -- Democracy -- Clear Objectives -- Landmark Successes -- Publicity -- Changing the System -- Existing Power Structures -- Male Resistance -- Legal Rights -- Political Support -- Women MPs -- Equality Does not Happen by Accident -- 7. Twenty-First Century Sexism and Inequality -- Sporting Sexism -- Private World -- Disengaged -- Equality -- Perception -- Discomfort and Bitterness -- Misogyny -- Abuse of Power -- Outnumbered -- The Paradox -- Women on the Board -- Having Children -- Pay -- Fragility -- Resistance -- The Merit Principle -- Public and Private -- 8. Threats and Trepidation -- Assaults -- Pornography -- The Need to be Liked -- Femininity -- Equality in the Home -- Inequality in the Workplace -- Challenging the Status Quo -- Power -- External Pressures -- Revolution not Reform -- 9. New Writing on the Banner -- Utopia -- Changing the Culture -- Protection -- Domestic Violence -- Sexual Assault -- Equality -- New Opportunities -- Something Better -- Childcare -- Sharing Power -- Seeing is Believing -- The Public Sector -- Flexibility -- Predictability -- Disrupt the System -- 10. Living the Impossible Dream -- Political Power -- The Role of the Arts -- Life Interpreted Through the Arts -- Theatre Points the Way -- The Effect of Films -- The Power of Television -- Classical Music Lags Behind -- Artists and Art -- Literature -- Organising the Campaign -- Cultivating Our Gardens -- Solidarity -- NOTES -- Select Bibliography -- Notes on Authors -- Index.

This book reveals some of the critical success factors behind two of history's most successful campaigns for equality - the Votes for Women campaign and the Women's Liberation Movement, providing answers to many of the dilemmas faced my modern day campaigners.

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