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oapen-20.500.12657-296922021-11-12T16:08:03Z The Surplus Woman Dollard, Catherine L. History history of feminism women's movement women's history Imperial Germany Modernity Berlin Bourgeoisie Middle class bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJD European history The first German women’s movement embraced the belief in a demographic surplus of unwed women, known as the Frauenüberschuß, as a central leitmotif in the campaign for reform. Proponents of the female surplus held that the advances of industry and urbanization had upset traditional marriage patterns and left too many bourgeois women without a husband. This book explores the ways in which the realms of literature, sexology, demography, socialism, and female activism addressed the perceived plight of unwed women. Case studies of reformers, including Lily Braun, Ruth Bré, Elisabeth Gnauck-Kühne, Helene Lange, Alice Salomon, Helene Stöcker, and Clara Zetkin, demonstrate the expansive influence of the discourse surrounding a female surfeit. By combining cultural, social, and gender history, The Surplus Woman provides the first sustained analysis of imperial Germans' anxiety over female marital status as both a product and a reflection of changing times. 2018-07-10 23:55 2020-03-20 03:00:28 2020-04-01T12:35:55Z 2020-04-01T12:35:55Z 2009-10-01 book 1000253 OCN: 1076626899 9781785336621 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/29692 eng Monographs in German History application/pdf n/a 1000253.pdf Berghahn Books 101590 562fcfcf-0356-4c23-869a-acb39d8c84b5 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781785336621 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) 101590 KU Select 2017: Backlist Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access
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The first German women’s movement embraced the belief in a demographic surplus of unwed women, known as the Frauenüberschuß, as a central leitmotif in the campaign for reform. Proponents of the female surplus held that the advances of industry and urbanization had upset traditional marriage patterns and left too many bourgeois women without a husband. This book explores the ways in which the realms of literature, sexology, demography, socialism, and female activism addressed the perceived plight of unwed women. Case studies of reformers, including Lily Braun, Ruth Bré, Elisabeth Gnauck-Kühne, Helene Lange, Alice Salomon, Helene Stöcker, and Clara Zetkin, demonstrate the expansive influence of the discourse surrounding a female surfeit. By combining cultural, social, and gender history, The Surplus Woman provides the first sustained analysis of imperial Germans' anxiety over female marital status as both a product and a reflection of changing times.
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