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Urania, Nos. 85-90 (1931)

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Issues of Urania published in 1931, including Nos. 85-86 (Jan-Apr), Nos. 87-88 (May-Aug), and Nos. 89-90 (Sep-Dec). Urania was a privately circulated feminist journal published in England from 1916-1940. The journal's foundational philosophy revolved around the abolition of gender, as the founders believed true feminist liberation could not be realized within a binary gender system.

These issues contain discussions of gender essentialism, feminism and femininity in Japan, co-education, and individuals who crossdressed or transitioned in public life.

Item Information:

Identifier
7h149q33c
Collection
Urania
Institution
LSE Archives & Special Collections
Creator(s)
Baty, Thomas
Cornish, Dorothy Helen
Roper, Esther
Wade, Jessey
Clyde, Irene
Contributor(s)
Elton, Charles
Takahashi, Aguri
Joya, Mock
J.U.N.
Pozzi, Karin
Kawasaki, Torao
Rao, Juliette
Gore-Booth, Eva
Publisher
London: T.Baty
Date Issued
1931
Genre
Periodicals
Subject(s)
Alexandre Andrie
Austin Hull
Emil Payer
Evan Montagu Burt
Raoul Ruaix Suarez
Places
China
England
Japan
France
Germany
India
United States
Scotland
Argentina
Topic(s)
Crossdressing
Educational change
Essentialism
Femininities
Feminism
Feminists
First-wave feminism
First-wave feminists
Gender non-conforming people
Gender roles
Marriage
Non-binary identity
Poetry
Religion
Suffragettes
Transgender people
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
French
Rights
No known copyright
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