@article { , title = {Practical, everyday feminism: mothers, politicians, and Mumsnet.}, abstract = {This Viewpoint positions the contemporary UK parenting website Mumsnet within the wider history of mothers' organisations' interactions with politics and politicians over the last 100 years. While the politicisation of motherhood is nothing new, and Mumsnet follows its predecessors in insisting on an apolitical stance, Mumsnet users are unusual in their willingness to embrace an identity as feminists and to engage in debate on controversial contemporary issues. Mumsnet has been attacked by some for allowing such conversations to happen, and praised by others for its commitment to a policy of freedom of speech. In this way, it has continued the historical role of the media in the creation and support of organised women's voices on contemporary political issues.}, doi = {10.1080/09612025.2020.1860281}, eissn = {1747-583X}, issn = {0961-2025}, issue = {3}, journal = {Women's history review}, note = {INFO COMPLETE (Now published, checked and updated 18/5/2021 LM; rec'd notification from contact 04.12.2020 GB) PERMISSION GRANTED (version = AAM ; embargo = 18 months ; licence = BY-NC ; https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/publishing-open-access/ ; 04.12.2020 GB) DOCUMENT READY (rec'd AAM from contact 04.12.2020 GB) ADDITIONAL INFO: Sarah Pedersen This is an Accepted Manuscript version of the following article, accepted for publication in Women's History Review. PEDERSEN, S. 2021. Practical, everyday feminism: mothers, politicians, and Mumsnet. Women's history review [online], 30(3), pages 509-519. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09612025.2020.1860281. It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.}, pages = {509-519}, publicationstatus = {Published}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis (Routledge)}, url = {https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1001807}, volume = {30}, keyword = {Feminism, Women and politics, Women and society, Mumsnet}, year = {2021}, author = {Pedersen, Sarah} }