2003
| The book introduces the prominent figures involved in the women's suffrage movement, and goes on to consider the arguments advanced by those who supported and those who opposed votes for women from the 1860s onwards. The narrative also highlights the pace and extent of suffragist and suffragette activity, and assesses the suffrage contribution to the First World War. The book ends by looking at the impact the vote for women had when suffrage was eventually granted on the same terms as men in 192....[more] |
2002
| Emmeline Pankhurst was one of the most fascinating and controversial women in British political history of the 20th century. Notorious for her militant actions, she fought for women's suffrage, later worked for the war effort and was transformed into a popular heroine. This new biography traces Pankhurst's development from her familial and friendship circle, through her married and working life, her engagement as a suffragette and increasing militancy. Paula Bartley uses new archival material to....[more] |
1999
| Here is the first comprehensive overview of the attempts to eradicate prostitution from English society, including discussion of early attempts at reform and prevention through the campaigns of the social purists. This indispensable book reveals: reformers attitudes towards prostitute and prostitution; daily life inside reform institutions; attempts at moral education; developments in moral health theories; influence of eugenics; and attempts at suppressing prostitution. Prostitutionis an essent....[more] |
1996
| This book provides a clear and coherent overview of women's lives during a period of great economic , social and political change. The book examines the major themese of marriage, home and family, education and working conditions. Direct emphasis is given to attempts made by women to change their lives through political action and the role they played int he Chartist, Trade Union and suffragette movements. |
1991
| Challenges the popular myth of medieval women in the home, working at their tapestry, through a range of primary sources. The authors look at marriage and childbirth in the Middle Ages and then examine the day-to-day lives of women at all levels of society. |
1983
| Under Control is a valuable resource for nineteenth-century industrial, economic and social history based on original research. It uses many previously unpublished documents and contains case studies with a range of questions and suggestions for further study. |
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