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»Wir fordern die Hälfte der Welt!«

Der Kampf der Suffragetten um das Frauenstimmrecht

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Karl, Michaela

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Dass Frauen wählen dürfen, ist gar nicht lange her. Noch vor hundert Jahren kämpfte in England eine ganze Gruppe, die »Suffragetten«, um dieses elementare demokratische Recht. Und dieser Kampf hatte es in sich: Mit ganzem Einsatz und in originellen Aktionen kam es zu einem regelrechten Guerilla-Krieg - bis die Frauen siegten. In ihrer glänzend geschriebenen Studie zeichnet Michaela Karl die Geschichte dieser Bewegung nach und porträtiert die Heldinnen. Entstanden ist ein lebendiges Stück Historiografie, von dem die heutige, junge Emanzipationsbewegung einiges lernen kann.

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ISBN/GTIN978-3-596-18355-5

ProduktartTaschenbuch

EinbandKartoniert, Paperback

VerlagFISCHER Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum01.05.2009

Auflage2. Auflage

Seiten368 Seiten

SpracheDeutsch

Gewicht348 g

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Datenquelle-Nr.fa266a831c7743b8a5f7a25f153d5ae3

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Karl, Michaela

Karl, MichaelaMichaela Karl, geboren 1971 in Niederbayern, promovierte 2001 mit einer Arbeit über Rudi Dutschke. Sie ist derzeit Lehrbeauftragte für politische Theorie an der Hochschule für Politik in München. Nach mehreren Veröffentlichungen zum Themenschwerpunkt Sozialprotest und Biographieforschung erschien 2008 ihr Band »Münchener Räterepublik. Porträts einer Revolution«.