ISBN : 9780199484218
Indian Suffragettes focuses on the different geographical spaces in which Indian women were operating and the various transnational networks they participated in. It covers the period from the 1910s up until 1950. It shows how Indian suffragettes positioned themselves and were represented in these locales and invoked varying identities, whether regional, national, imperial, or international, in the context of debates about the vote. Crucially and significantly, this case study of Indian suffragettes analyses how these global connections had an impact on social and political change in the Indian subcontinent, highlighting the under-researched field of Indian mobility at a time when they were colonial subjects
Preface and Acknowledgements List of Images Abbreviations Introduction: Indian Suffrage Networks and Identities Chapter 1: Indian Suffragettes and British Imperial Connections Chapter 2: Indian Suffragettes and Commonwealth Networks Chapter 3: Indian Suffragettes and International Feminist Networks Chapter 4: Indian Suffragettes and Asian, Oriental, or Eastern Networks Chapter 5: Indian Suffragettes and Nationalism: Rejection of British Networks Epilogue: Women, Votes, and Seats in the Indian Subcontinent after 1947 Timeline Appendix: Brief Biographies Bibliography Index
