Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. The Woman Question: The Theory: 1. The contribution of the founding fathers; 2. The SDF's understanding of the woman question; 3. Understanding the SDF and the woman question; Part II. The SDF and the Woman Question: The Theory and Practice of the Party on Aspects of the Woman Question: 4. The politics of the private sphere; 5. Women and work; 6. The suffrage; Part III. Women and the SDF: The Practical Implications of the SDF's Understanding of the Woman Question: 7. The SDF's attitude to women as potential socialists; 8. Women SDFers and their role in the party; 9. The organisation of the women within the SDF; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.