Popular Press
The Origins of the Women’s Self-Defense Movement
From the Square: NYU Press Blog
(2017)
Abstract
Women’s self-defense classes are often seen as a relatively recent phenomenon. Yet, the women’s self-defense movement has a much longer history that has paralleled the various waves of women’s rights. In fact, the origins of women’s self-defense emerged alongside the fight for the right to vote during the first wave of the women’s rights movement in the early twentieth century.
Disciplines
Publication Date
August 8, 2017
Citation Information
Wendy L. Rouse. "The Origins of the Women’s Self-Defense Movement" From the Square: NYU Press Blog (2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/wendy_rouse/25/