Matriarchs of England's cooperative movement: a study in gender politics and female leadership, 1883-1921

Abstract

Introduction Women in the English Cooperative Movement Women's Space/Women's Place The Woman's Corner of the Co-operative News The Gendered Geography of the Cooperative Movement Angels in the Store The Early Leaders of the Women's Cooperative Guild Margaret Llewelyn Davies: A Woman with a Mission The Dysfunctional Commonwealth Rent at the Seams: Sisterhood in the Women's Cooperative Guild The Battle between the Sexes in the Cooperative Movement Conclusion Contradictions and Conflicts Bibliography Index