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Abstract / Summary

This text outlines the proceedings of the International Feminist Congress held in Brussels, in the summer of 1897. The international group focused on five major themes: women’s civic rights; the nature of patriarchy; women’s economic rights; the status of the feminist movement; and women and public charity. In the discussion on women’s civic rights, a number of speakers addressed concerns brought forth by a new German civic code with attention also given to English and Russian women’s civic status. The second session, which investigated men’s social and biological roles, questioned the degree to which male privilege is socially constructed. In the discussion of women’s economic rights, many speakers linked the idea of economic independence with the goals of feminism––itself a topic elaborated upon in the Congress’s fourth session. The fifth and final session looked at women’s participation in charitable organizations, and hypothesized on how to make women’s public work in this arena more socially palatable.

Field of Interest

Women and Social Movements

Publisher

C. Bulens

Collection

Women and Social Movements, International

Corporate Author

Ligue belge du droit des femmes

Content Type

Proceeding

Duration

0 sec

Format

Text

Page Count

168

Publication Year

1898

Publisher

C. Bulens

Place Published / Released

Brussels, Bruxelles Region

Subject

Women and Social Movements, History, Women and Social Reform, Transnational Women’s Movement, Mujer y Reforma Social, Mulher e Reforma Social, Movimiento de Mujeres Transnacional, Movimento Feminista Transnacional, Political and Human Rights, Social and Cultural Rights, Equal Rights for Women

Topic

Social and Cultural Rights, Equal Rights for Women

Keywords and Translated Subjects

Mujer y Reforma Social, Mulher e Reforma Social, Movimiento de Mujeres Transnacional, Movimento Feminista Transnacional