The 'White Feather Girls': Women's Militarism in the UK

Authors

Nicoletta F. Gullace, University of New Hampshire, DurhamFollow

Abstract

The suffrage movement was split by the Great War. Most often remembered are the pacifists. But the militant history of feminist war supporters in Britain, and the audacity of the 'White Feather Girls' who shamed young men into enlisting, must also be remembered in this centenary year.

Department

History

Publication Date

6-30-2014

Journal Title

openDemocracy 50/50

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Nicoletta F. Gullace. “The 'White Feather Girls': Women's Militarism in the UK,” openDemocracy 50/50, (June 2014) https://www.opendemocracy.net/5050/nicoletta-f-gullace/white-feather-girls-womens-militarism-in-uk .