"I Promised Them that I Would Tell England about Them": A Woman Teacher Activist's Life in Popular Humanitarian Education

Autor/in	Roberts, Sian
Titel	"I Promised Them that I Would Tell England about Them": A Woman Teacher Activist's Life in Popular Humanitarian Education
Quelle	In: Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 47 (2011) 1-2, S.155-172 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0030-9230
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; War; Refugees; Relocation; Social Values; International Organizations; Visual Aids; World History; Audiences; Activism; Authors; Mass Media Use; Participation; Popular Education; Females; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Krieg; Flüchtling; Umsetzung; Sozialer Wert; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Anschauungsmaterial; Weltgeschichte; Spectator; Zuschauer; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Author; Autor; Autorin; Mediennutzung; Teilnahme; Befreiungspädagogik; Weibliches Geschlecht
Abstract	Arguments for popular education in the twentieth century were articulated through a variety of media including publications, exhibitions and the press. Such arguments were also often directly linked to ideas about change and social justice. This article addresses both of these elements--the media and social justice. In so doing it makes a contribution to the largely neglected field of study that is international humanitarian activism by women. It adopts a case-study approach to address one particular aspect of their activism, specifically initiatives in popular education by women who were also relief workers in the field. Throughout her life the British teacher, author and humanitarian activist Francesca Wilson used a variety of strategies to raise public awareness of the plight of refugees and displaced persons affected by war and famine in Europe. Through autobiographical and historical accounts, the press, radio broadcasts, exhibitions, public meetings and educational organisations, she sought to change popular perceptions of the displaced, and to influence the educational and organisational policies and practices of relief agencies. This article begins by locating her within a wider group of comparable female educator activists before going on to explore how she adapted a wide variety of media tools to convey her message to a range of different audiences. (Contains 87 footnotes and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10