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Abstract
In January 1931, the All-Asian Women's Conference (AAWC) convened in Lahore. Forty-five female delegates met to discuss common social and political concerns of women in Asia, such as infant mortality, suffrage, education and rights of inheritance. Organised by Indian women, along with the Irish Theosophist Margaret Cousins, the AAWC spoke to visions of pan-Asianism that were reflected by male Indian nationalists at the time. Keen to counteract the Euro-American centrism of international women's organisations, Asian women discussed the ways they could organise together. This article analyses the rhetoric within the conference, through its reports, correspondence and international newspapers and periodicals. It discusses the ways pan-Asianism was conceived by Indian women in the 1930s and explains why there was only ever one meeting of the AAWC.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 363-381 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Women's History Review |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 21 Jun 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 5 Apr 2017 |
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Indian Suffragettes: Networks, Transnationalism and International Feminism
1/09/16 → 31/03/17
Project: Research
Profiles
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Dr Sumita Mukherjee
- Department of History (Historical Studies) - Associate Professor in Modern History
- Migration Mobilities Bristol
- Global Feminisms
Person: Academic , Member, Group lead