Equality & Revolution: Women's Rights in the Russian Empire, 1905-1917

by Rochelle Goldberg Ruthchild

On July 20, 1917, Russia became the world\u2019s first major power to grant women the right to vote and hold public office. Yet in the wake of the October Revolution later that year, the foundational organizations and individuals who pioneered the suffragist cause were all but erased from Russian history. The women\u2019s movement, when mentioned at all, is portrayed as meaningless to proletariat and peasant women, based in elitist and bourgeoisie...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822960664
• ISBN13: 9780822960669
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.2"