The Communist Women’s Movement, 1920–1922: Proceedings, Resolutions, and Reports

Book launch for The Communist Women’s Movement, 1920–1922: Proceedings, Resolutions, and Reports Edited by Mike Taber and Darya Dyakonova https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2125-the-communist-women-s-movement-1920-1922 ——————————————————————————————— This on-line event will discuss the recently published documentary collection on the Communist Women's Movement of 1920–1922. The event will bring together the co-editors of the volume and two historians who have written widely on the revolutionary and Communist movement. The Communist Women's Movement (CWM), virtually unknown today, was the world's first truly international revolutionary organisation of women. Formed in 1920, the CWM mapped out a programme for women's emancipation; participated in struggles for women's rights; and worked to advance women's participation in the Communist movement. The present volume, part of a series on the Communist International in Lenin's time, contains proceedings and resolutions of CWM conferences, along with reports on its work around the world. Most of the contents of the book are published in English for the first time, with almost half appearing for the first time in any language. ——————————————————————————————— Speakers: Brigitte Studer – professor emerita of contemporary history at the University of Bern. In her research she focuses on gender history and on a social historical approach of political history. She has widely published on the history of international communism and on the history of feminism and women’s work, most recently: Travellers of the World Revolution. A Global History of the Communist International (London/New York: Verso Books, 2023). Judy Cox – a retired primary school teacher and socialist activist living in East London. She has an MA in Victorian Studies has recently been awarded a PhD at Leeds University for her research into the role played by women in British radical movements of the nineteenth century, with a focus on Chartism. She is author of The Women's Revolution: Russia 1905-1917, along with numerous other books and articles." Mike Taber – co-editor of The Communist Women’s Movement. Editor of numerous books on revolutionary and working-class history. His most recent book is Reform, Revolution, and Opportunism: Debates in the Second International 1900-1910. Daria Dyakonova – co-editor of The Communist Women’s Movement. Daria Dyakonova is a history researcher who teaches at the International Institute in Geneva. Daria has worked on the Communist International and has recently been awarded a PhD at the University of Montreal for the research of the international ties of Canadian Communist Youth during the interwar years. Moderator: Anne McShane - lawyer and historian living in Cork, Ireland, who has recently completed a PhD on the Women’s section of the CPSU (Zhenotdel) at Glasgow University ——————————————————————————————— Please consider subscribing to the Historical Materialism journal, published by BRILL. www.brill.com/hima You can also find paperback copies of all HM Books published by Haymarket Books, and a subscribers offer, at https://www.haymarketbooks.org/series_collections/1-historical-materialism