Christian and Jewish Women in Britain, 1880-1940: Living with Difference

by Anne Summers

Book Overview

Introduction.- PART I: GROUP ENCOUNTERS, 1870s-1918.- 1. Women and Men in a Religious Landscape: Britain in the Late Nineteenth Century.- 2. Joint Enterprises: 'The co-operation of ladies who are not Christians'.- 3. 'Dear Madame Dreyfus'.- 4. 'Votes for Women!'.- PART II: FRIENDSHIP IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC, 1890s-1930.- 5. 'A dear good "god-mother" to her': Margaret MacDonald and Lily Montagu.- 6. 'We fell in love with each other at first sight': Charlotte Mason and Netta Franklin.- PART III: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE, 1920s-1940s.- 7. False Start or Brave Beginning? The Society of Jews and Christians.- 8. Separatism without Separation: Rebecca Sieff, Englishwomen and Zionism.- 9. Refuge and Asylum.- Conclusion.- Coda: Rachel Bernstein goes to Surrey Lane.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319825100
• ISBN13: 9783319825106
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"