Livgiverskan, uppfostrarinnan och husets goda fe : föreställningar om modern inom Sveriges socialdemokratiska kvinnoförbund under åren 1920–1925
(2025) HISK37 20241History
- Abstract
- This thesis examines the descriptions, and conceptions of the mother and motherhood, present within the association Social Democratic Women in Sweden during the years 1920-1925. Additionally, the study analyzes how the Social Democratic Women in Sweden argued for women’s access to the public sphere through their imagined motherliness. In the thesis, the mother’s imagined place, mission, qualities and position are discussed. The historical source material used is the Social Democratic Women in Sweden’s newspaper Morgonbris. The Social Democratic Women in Sweden’s notion of motherhood is examined through the theoretical framework of Yvonne Hirdman’s gender contract.
The mother was attributed qualities such as being responsible and... (More) - This thesis examines the descriptions, and conceptions of the mother and motherhood, present within the association Social Democratic Women in Sweden during the years 1920-1925. Additionally, the study analyzes how the Social Democratic Women in Sweden argued for women’s access to the public sphere through their imagined motherliness. In the thesis, the mother’s imagined place, mission, qualities and position are discussed. The historical source material used is the Social Democratic Women in Sweden’s newspaper Morgonbris. The Social Democratic Women in Sweden’s notion of motherhood is examined through the theoretical framework of Yvonne Hirdman’s gender contract.
The mother was attributed qualities such as being responsible and loving. Furthermore, the ideal mother had a double role in society. She had a public obligation to contribute to society by raising the next generation with good values and through her motherliness, which was of value in the public sphere. At the same time, the home was depicted as the ideal societal place for the mother. She was portrayed as a protector of the domestic realm, tasked with the role of raising children and managing the household. Wage labour, therefore, was considered to be a deviation from the mother’s natural place. Mothers, especially working class widows and single mothers, were often described as living toilsome and impoverished lives. Hence, motherhood was both positively idealised and negatively portrayed. The thesis concludes that in most of the Morgonbris articles studied, the mother’s imagined place, mission, qualities and position conforms with Hirdman’s gender contract, although this is not without exception. The study suggests that the conception of the mother within the Social Democratic Women in Sweden was more complex, contradictory and inconsistent than what previous research implies. (Less)
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- author
- Bengtsson, Ellen LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- HISK37 20241
- year
- 2025
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Sveriges socialdemokratiska kvinnoförbund, moderskap, moderlighet, samhällsmoder, modern, genuskontrakt, genushistoria, Morgonbris, 1920-tal, arbetarrörelsen, kvinnorörelsen, socialdemokrati
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9184293
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- 2025-03-04 10:48:23
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abstract = {{This thesis examines the descriptions, and conceptions of the mother and motherhood, present within the association Social Democratic Women in Sweden during the years 1920-1925. Additionally, the study analyzes how the Social Democratic Women in Sweden argued for women’s access to the public sphere through their imagined motherliness. In the thesis, the mother’s imagined place, mission, qualities and position are discussed. The historical source material used is the Social Democratic Women in Sweden’s newspaper Morgonbris. The Social Democratic Women in Sweden’s notion of motherhood is examined through the theoretical framework of Yvonne Hirdman’s gender contract.
The mother was attributed qualities such as being responsible and loving. Furthermore, the ideal mother had a double role in society. She had a public obligation to contribute to society by raising the next generation with good values and through her motherliness, which was of value in the public sphere. At the same time, the home was depicted as the ideal societal place for the mother. She was portrayed as a protector of the domestic realm, tasked with the role of raising children and managing the household. Wage labour, therefore, was considered to be a deviation from the mother’s natural place. Mothers, especially working class widows and single mothers, were often described as living toilsome and impoverished lives. Hence, motherhood was both positively idealised and negatively portrayed. The thesis concludes that in most of the Morgonbris articles studied, the mother’s imagined place, mission, qualities and position conforms with Hirdman’s gender contract, although this is not without exception. The study suggests that the conception of the mother within the Social Democratic Women in Sweden was more complex, contradictory and inconsistent than what previous research implies.}},
author = {{Bengtsson, Ellen}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Livgiverskan, uppfostrarinnan och husets goda fe : föreställningar om modern inom Sveriges socialdemokratiska kvinnoförbund under åren 1920–1925}},
year = {{2025}},
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