Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Abbreviations -- Swedish Terms -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- The Fredrika Bremer Association 1884-1925 -- Chapter 2 -- A 'Bourgeois' Pioneer's Purse -- Chapter 3 -- Human Resources in the Fredrika Bremer Association -- Chapter 4 -- Social Democratic Women -- Chapter 5 -- The Price of Turning Women into Socialists -- Chapter 6 -- Human Resources in Social Democratic Women's Organizations -- Conclusion -- Gendered Money -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
As economic citizenship was a pre-condition of full citizenship, the lack of economic autonomy was an important motivation during the early stages of the women's movement. Independent of their class background, women had less access to not only financial resources but also social and cultural capital, i.e., member's commitment. Resources are therefore of particular interest from a gender perspective, and this book sheds light on the importance of resources for women's struggles for political rights. Highlighting the financial strategies of the first wave of Swedish middle-class and socialist