Pan American Women: U.S. Internationalists and Revolutionary Mexico by Megan Thr

Description: Pan American Women by Megan Threlkeld Pan American Women examines U.S. women activists attempts to advance inter-American cooperation among women and further hemispheric peace between the World Wars. Threlkeld argues that diplomatic tensions in Mexico and the ongoing Revolution complicated these efforts, as Mexican women embraced a more nationalist political identity. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In the years following World War I, women activists in the United States and Europe saw themselves as leaders of a globalizing movement to promote womens rights and international peace. In hopes of advancing alliances, U.S. internationalists such as Jane Addams, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Doris Stevens reached across the border to their colleagues in Mexico, including educator Margarita Robles de Mendoza and feminist Hermila Galindo. They established new organizations, sponsored conferences, and rallied for peaceful relations between the two countries. But diplomatic tensions and the ongoing Mexican Revolution complicated their efforts.In Pan American Women, Megan Threlkeld chronicles the clash of political ideologies between U.S. and Mexican women during an era of war and revolution. Promoting a "human internationalism" (in the words of Addams), U.S. women overestimated the universal acceptance of their ideas. They considered nationalism an ethos to be overcome, while the revolutionary spirit of Mexico inspired female citizens there to embrace ideas and reforms that focused on their homeland. Although U.S. women gradually became less imperialistic in their outlook and more sophisticated in their organizational efforts, they could not overcome the deep divide between their own vision of international cooperation and Mexican womens nationalist aspirations.Pan American Women exposes the tensions of imperialism, revolutionary nationalism, and internationalism that challenged womens efforts to build an inter-American movement for peace and equality, in the process demonstrating the importance of viewing womens political history through a wider geographic lens. Author Biography Megan Threlkeld is Associate Professor of History at Denison University. Review "Pan American Women is more than a look back at a distant past. In the best tradition of historical writing, it contributes to our understanding of both the pitfalls and the possibilities of todays womens internationalism." * Womens Review of Books *"This close, meticulous, and evenhanded organizational history examines U.S. womens efforts to advance inter-American cooperation among women and to further hemispheric peace between the world wars . . . . In recent years, scholars have paid more attention to the history of U.S. feminism from 1910 to 1940, and Pan American Women is a valuable addition to this literature." * American Historical Review *"Pan American Women is the book that historians of feminism have been awaiting for a long time. Megan Threlkeld has given us a deeply researched study of interwar feminist interactions across time, nationality, politics, and organizations. She provides us with a rich portrait of activist women struggling to connect across ideologies and in the face of international political conflicts. I will be returning to this book again and again." * Ellen Carol DuBois, University of California, Los Angeles *"A remarkably perceptive study of the tensions between collaborative and imperialist sensibilities and the challenges of disentangling feminist goals from nationalist politics, even in ostensibly progressive internationalist settings." * Kristin Hoganson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign * Promotional Pan American Women examines U.S. women activists attempts to advance inter-American cooperation among women and further hemispheric peace between the World Wars. Threlkeld argues that diplomatic tensions in Mexico and the ongoing Revolution complicated these efforts, as Mexican women embraced a more nationalist political identity. Long Description In the years following World War I, women activists in the United States and Europe saw themselves as leaders of a globalizing movement to promote womens rights and international peace. In hopes of advancing alliances, U.S. internationalists such as Jane Addams, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Doris Stevens reached across the border to their colleagues in Mexico, including educator Margarita Robles de Mendoza and feminist Hermila Galindo. They established new organizations, sponsored conferences, and rallied for peaceful relations between the two countries. But diplomatic tensions and the ongoing Mexican Revolution complicated their efforts. In Pan American Women , Megan Threlkeld chronicles the clash of political ideologies between U.S. and Mexican women during an era of war and revolution. Promoting a "human internationalism" (in the words of Addams), U.S. women overestimated the universal acceptance of their ideas. They considered nationalism an ethos to be overcome, while the revolutionary spirit of Mexico inspired female citizens there to embrace ideas and reforms that focused on their homeland. Although U.S. women gradually became less imperialistic in their outlook and more sophisticated in their organizational efforts, they could not overcome the deep divide between their own vision of international cooperation and Mexican womens nationalist aspirations. Pan American Women exposes the tensions of imperialism, revolutionary nationalism, and internationalism that challenged womens efforts to build an inter-American movement for peace and equality, in the process demonstrating the importance of viewing womens political history through a wider geographic lens. Review Quote " Pan American Women is the book that historians of feminism have been awaiting for a long time. Megan Threlkeld has given us a deeply researched study of interwar feminist interactions across time, nationality, politics, and organizations. She provides us with a rich portrait of activist women struggling to connect across ideologies and in the face of international political conflicts. I will be returning to this book again and again."--Ellen Carol DuBois, University of California, Los Angeles Promotional "Headline" Pan American Women examines U.S. women activists attempts to advance inter-American cooperation among women and further hemispheric peace between the World Wars. Threlkeld argues that diplomatic tensions in Mexico and the ongoing Revolution complicated these efforts, as Mexican women embraced a more nationalist political identity. Details ISBN0812246330 Author Megan Threlkeld Year 2014 ISBN-10 0812246330 ISBN-13 9780812246339 Media Book Publication Date 2014-07-24 Publisher University of Pennsylvania Press Short Title PAN AMER WOMEN Language English Imprint University of Pennsylvania Press Subtitle U.S. Internationalists and Revolutionary Mexico Place of Publication Pennsylvania Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2014-07-24 AU Release Date 2014-07-24 NZ Release Date 2014-07-24 US Release Date 2014-07-24 Format Hardcover Pages 264 Series Politics and Culture in Modern America Alternative 9780812224771 DEWEY 305.42097309041 Illustrations 7 illus. Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161722082;

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