Forde, C. (2008) Revisioning ideas of citizenry: the female state and the construction of citizenship. In: Peters, M., Britton, A. and Blee, H. (eds.) Global Citizenship Education: Philosophy, Theory and Pedagogy. Sage: Rotterdam and Taipei. ISBN 9789087903749
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Abstract
The place of education in women’s claim for citizenship has a long tradition in feminist thought and politics. Mary Wollstonecraft (1792), in making her case for the rights of women as citizens, argued that access to a rigorous education would equip women with the ability to think rationally as a prerequisite for attaining citizenship. In a period when male universal suffrage was disputed, Wollstonecraft’s vision of (some) women – those privileged either socio-economically, in terms of class, or academically – having the right of entry into a male-inscribed model of citizenship was radical. In contrast, contemporary feminist writers have constructed other visions of alternative socio-political orders where the state is based on principles derived from women’s distinctiveness and where the model of the citizenship is female-inscribed. Within these visions there is considerable diversity reflecting competing ideologies of gender within feminism. This essay explores these visions of the female state and the construction of citizenship. The three key themes of power and community, the military and the public/private divide are examined.
| Item Type: | Book Sections |
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| Status: | Published |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Forde, Prof Christine |
| Authors: | Forde, C. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Education |
| Publisher: | Sage |
| ISBN: | 9789087903749 |
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