Her Own Hero: The Origins of The Women’s Self-Defense Movement
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1st. ed.
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ISBN
9789352805297
Length
268p.
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At the turn of the twentieth century, some women were inspired to take up boxing and jiu-jitsu for reasons that ranged from protecting themselves to rejecting notions about feminine weakness. Women’s training in self-defense was both a reflection of and a response to the broader cultural issues of the time, including the women’s rights movement and the campaign for the right to vote. The discussion surrounding it opened up conversations about the less ...
