Love, Gender and Political Activism: Emma Goldman and Rose Pesotta
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Tamboukou, M. 2025. Love, Gender and Political Activism: Emma Goldman and Rose Pesotta. in: Baisnée-Keay, V., Bigot, C., Alexoae-Zagni, N., Saudo-Welby, N. and Genty, S. (ed.) Women Writing Intimacy and Resistance: Not So Private Conversations Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. pp. 23-41
Authors | Tamboukou, M. |
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Editors | Baisnée-Keay, V., Bigot, C., Alexoae-Zagni, N., Saudo-Welby, N. and Genty, S. |
Abstract | This chapter explores feminist theories of love through the lens of Hannah Arendt’s philosophy, with a particular focus on the intertwining of love and letter writing. It focuses on the amorous correspondence between two female political activists, Emma Goldman and Rose Pesotta, demonstrating how love transcended personal and collective joy to become a political force. For both women, love served as a driving force behind their actions and a source of inspiration for their writing. They loved through their activism, and their activism was a manifestation of love in action. |
Book title | Women Writing Intimacy and Resistance: Not So Private Conversations |
Page range | 23-41 |
Year | 2025 |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan, Cham |
File | License File Access Level Anyone |
Publication dates | |
Online | 28 May 2025 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 26 Jul 2024 |
Deposited | 07 Oct 2024 |
Edition | 1 |
Series | Palgrave Studies in Contemporary Women’s Writing |
ISBN | 978-3-031-88191-6 |
978-3-031-88194-7 | |
978-3-031-88192-3 | |
ISSN | 2523-8140 |
2523-8159 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-88192-3 |
Copyright holder | © 2024 The Author |
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