<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The present paper explored the Great Union Day which marked the union of Transylvania with Romania from a gender perspective. The Great Union Day is well approached in Romanian historiography yet less is known about women’s presence and reactions to this historical day. We have indeed the figures but they do not reveal the whole range of emotions, reactions of women thus the study focused on these aspects through the analysis of such historical records as memoires, journals, public speeches and official documents.</p></abstract>

The present paper explored the Great Union Day which marked the union of Transylvania with Romania from a gender perspective. The Great Union Day is well approached in Romanian historiography yet less is known about women’s presence and reactions to this historical day. We have indeed the figures but they do not reveal the whole range of emotions, reactions of women thus the study focused on these aspects through the analysis of such historical records as memoires, journals, public speeches and official documents.

“Long Live Greater Romania!”: The Great Union Day - Gender Perspectives

“George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Târgu Mureș

Acta Marisiensis. Seria Historia

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The present paper explored the Great Union Day which marked the union of Transylvania with Romania from a gender perspective. The Great Union Day is well...

“Long Live Greater Romania!”: The Great Union Day - Gender Perspectives

Published Online: Jun 05, 2020

Page range: 29 - 49

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amsh-2020-0003

Keywords
gender, Transylvania, Great Union, women reunions, national identity

© 2019 Georgeta Fodor, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

“Long Live Greater Romania!”: The Great Union Day - Gender Perspectives

Published Online: Jun 05, 2020

Page range: 29 - 49

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amsh-2020-0003

Keywordsgender, Transylvania, Great Union, women reunions, national identity

© 2019 Georgeta Fodor, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
gender, Transylvania, Great Union, women reunions, national identity