Ladies Elect : Women in English Local Government, 1865-1914
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0198221576
ISBN-13
9780198221579
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 20th, 1989
Print length
566 Pages
Weight
708 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 14.00 x 3.30 cms
Product Classification:
United Kingdom, Great Britain18th century, c 1700 to c 179919th century, c 1800 to c 189920th century, c 1900 to c 1999British & Irish historyModern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900Gender studies: women and girlsGender studies: womenIndigenous people: governance and politicsRegional governmentHistoryEuropean history
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Fifty years before the suffragettes fought to have the parliamentary vote, women in England were able to elect and be elected to local district councils, school boards, and Poor Law boards. This pioneering study explores the world of those women who held elected office, looking at the hostility they incited but also their success.
Fifty years before the suffragettes fought to have the parliamentary vote, women in England were able to elect and be elected to local district councils, school boards and Poor Law boards. This pioneering study explores the world of those women who held office on behalf of other women, children, the old and the sick. They faced widespread hostility, but such was their success that in many cities and counties they were a stronger presence in 1900 than in 1975. Local government offered that conjunction of "compulsory philanthropy", "municipal housekeeping" and local responsibility which made it a sphere suitable for women. Based on the records of some 20 towns and 10 rural districts, Ladies Elect describes and assesses their work in local government before 1914, and places it in the context of the general movement towards woman''s emancipation.
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