British Women and the Spanish Civil War

Through oral and written narratives this book examines the interaction betweenwomen and the war in Spain their motivation the distinctive form of theirinvolvmen... » 

Through oral and written narratives this book examines the interaction betweenwomen and the war in Spain their motivation the distinctive form of theirinvolvment and the effect of the war on their individual lives. These themesare related to wider issues such as the nature of memory and the role of womenwithin the public sphere. The extent to which women engaged with this causesurpasses by far other instances of female mobilization in peacetime Britain.Such a phenomenon therefore can offer lessons to those who would wish toencourage a greater degree of interest amongst women in political activitiestoday. «