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During the politically turbulent 1930s, West remained interested in politics from a left-wing position. Like so many writers of the period, she supported the Popular Front [[government]] during the [[Spanish Civil War]]. She joined with other prominent writers and speakers in setting up the Committee to Aid Homeless Spanish Women and Children.

During the politically turbulent 1930s, West remained interested in politics from a left-wing position. Like so many writers of the period, she supported the Popular Front [[government]] during the [[Spanish Civil War]]. She joined with other prominent writers and speakers in setting up the Committee to Aid Homeless Spanish Women and Children.

However, after [[World War II]], her political positions became more conservative and she wrote for more right-wing publications including the ''[[Daily Telegraph]]''. She continued to publish many books and newspaper and magazine articles until her death in 1985. <ref>

However, after [[World War II]], her political positions became more conservative and she wrote for more right-wing publications including the ''[[Daily Telegraph]]''. She continued to publish many books and newspaper and magazine articles until her death in 1985.<ref>

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http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WwestR.htm</ref>

[[Category:Authors]]

[[Category:Authors]]

==The Rebecca West Society==

==The Rebecca West Society==

Bernard Schweizer, a scholar of Rebecca West's work, her grand niece Helen Macleod Atkinson, and her biographer Carl Rollyson jointly founded ''The International Rebecca West Society'' in 2003, to encourage interest in Rebecca West's work among academics, politicians, philosophers, journalists and feminists. They organize conferences and publish academic papers on different aspects of her life and work. <ref>http://www.rebeccawestsociety.org/bibliography.htm</ref>

Bernard Schweizer, a scholar of Rebecca West's work, her grand niece Helen Macleod Atkinson, and her biographer Carl Rollyson jointly founded ''The International Rebecca West Society'' in 2003, to encourage interest in Rebecca West's work among academics, politicians, philosophers, journalists and feminists. They organize conferences and publish academic papers on different aspects of her life and work.<ref>http://www.rebeccawestsociety.org/bibliography.htm</ref>

==Novels and other full-length works==

==Novels and other full-length works==

"The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots."

"The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots."

<ref> http://www.rebeccawestsociety.org/ </ref>

<ref>http://www.rebeccawestsociety.org/</ref>

"I myself have never been able to find out what [[feminism]] is; I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute." <ref>http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/r/rebecca_west.html</ref>

"I myself have never been able to find out what [[feminism]] is; I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute." <ref>http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/r/rebecca_west.html</ref>