Lecture L1 Bloc 2 Social and ethnic identities and conflicts : History of women in the UK

You will find here the four lectures (about 50 minutes each) on the history of women's identities and conflicts in the UK

Women before 1945 - part one

Nineteenth century conflicts, early feminists, the fight for the right to own property, women's education, the first suffragists.

Women before 1945 - part two

The "suffragettes". Direct action, prison and hunger strikes, the First World War, the arrival of women's suffrage.


Women since 1945 - part one

The campaign for abortion rights, the legalization of abortion, second wave feminism in the 1970s, different theories of women's oppression : patriarchy theory and marxist theory. Publishing and cinema.

Women since 1945 - part two
Greenham common, third wave feminism, the arrival of women's studies, the Fawcett society.

Keywords : podcast, civilisation britannique, histoire des femmes, British history, women's history, university, université.