the uses of humour by the Women's Social and Political Union, 1903-1914
- Categories
- Article/Artikel
- Magazine Title
- International review of social history
- Magazine Year
- 2007
- Magazine Number
- 15
- Creator
- Cowman, Krista
- Thesaurus
- humor, suffragettes, eerste feministische golf, vrouwenkiesrecht, acties, Verenigd Koninkrijk, 20e eeuw
- Description
- This paper explores three ways in which suffragettes turned humour to their advantage during their campaign: by deliberately adopting 'silly' behaviours as a counterpoint to over-formal and male dominated Edwardian politics: by quick-witted retorts to hecklers who sought to disrupt suffragette meetings and finally as a means of venting private political dissent and alleviating some of the stresses of hectic political campaigning. The exploration of humour within the Women's Social and Political Union's work reveals some of the links between humour and social protest in the early 20th century, and considers the extent to which its use in public political behaviour might be gendered.