Reading the Bibliographies of the Women’s Rest Tour Association: Cultural Travel in the Long Nineteenth Century by Julia Carlson

“…These bibliographies expose a duality within the organization that balances a progressive feminism with a deep-seated cultural and social conservatism. They exhibit strong support for women writers and educational reading as a tool for personal empowerment at the same time that they show a commitment to the cultural authority of Boston and the British Isles and reveal a notable degree of class bias and ethnic prejudice.…”
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Un militantisme aux allures de mission impossible : l’exemple du lobby républicain pro-choice, la Republican Majority for Choice by Françoise Coste

“…Yet, an undeniable rift is widening between RMC activists and the Bush administration, as the president’s acute social conservatism and reckless spending violate the basic tenets of the social moderation and fiscal conservatism of pro-choice Republicans.…”
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