ABSTRACT
Feminists such as Ware (1992), Stoler (1997), McClintock (1995), Lewis (1996), Shohat (1992), and Brody (1998) have recently analyzed representations of white femininity as a means to address conflicts between colonial transnational movements and domestic space, stressing in particular the importance of the association between home and the nation for the preservation of the imperial order and economy. Either through such social means as educational programs and missionary work, or through glittering cultural events — such as fancy dress balls, humane societies, and social purity organizations — white women were key actors in the development of a complex and dense network in which ties to the empire were channeled into a strong national colonial system of governance.
