Staging Philanthropy: Patriotic Women and the National Imagination in Dynastic Germany, 1813-1916

Contents

Contents List of Illustrations ix List of Tables xi Preface xiii List of Abbreviations xv Introduction: Dynastic Legitimacy and Women’s Philanthropy in German State and Nation Building 1 Chapter 1. The Landesmutter and Philanthropic Practices in the New German Dynastic States, 1813–1848 21 Chapter 2. The Politics of Philanthropy under Dynastic Patronage, 1848 to 1870–71 54 Chapter 3. Civic Voluntarism and Gift Giving in the “Caring” State 90 Chapter 4. Cultural Performances in the Struggle over National Community after 1871 133 Chapter 5. Gendered Medical War Services in the “Curing” State 177 Chapter 6. Mobilizing Social Memory: Gendered Images of War and Sacri‹ce 217 Chapter 7. Testing Patriotic Alliances, 1913–1916 251 Conclusion: A Gendered Reading of Patriotism and Power 293 Bibliographical Essay 305 Index 309 ...