“A hysterical spinster of mature age”: Some Reflections on Recent Biographies of Emily Hobhouse

Law, K. (2017) “A hysterical spinster of mature age”: Some Reflections on Recent Biographies of Emily Hobhouse. Historia, 62 (2). pp. 130-139. ISSN 0018-229X

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Abstract

While the first auto/biography of the heroine of the Afrikaner people, Emily Hobhouse was published a mere three years after her death in 1929, and a steady stream have followed since, in the last three years or so there has been a remarkable resurgence in popular accounts of her life and work. This review essay profiles three of the latest biographies written by Robert Eales, Elsabe Brits and Jennifer Hobhouse-Balme, and variously examines her role in the South African War and her ideas regarding pacifism, war and politics.

Publication Type: Articles
Subjects: D History General and Old World > DT Africa
Divisions: Academic Areas > Institute of Arts and Humanities > History
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Depositing User: Kate Law
Date Deposited: 07 Sep 2017 13:57
Last Modified: 14 May 2018 11:23
URI: https://eprints.chi.ac.uk/id/eprint/2972

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