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Voices from History: East London Suffragettes
Rosemary Taylor
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Description for Voices from History: East London Suffragettes
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJC; JFSJ1; JPVH1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 201 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
In 1914, the East London Federation of Suffragettes, led by Sylvia Pankhurst, split from the WSPU. Sylvia's mother and sister, Emmeline and Christabel, had encouraged her to give up her work with the poor women of East London - but Sylvia refused. Besides campaigning for women to have an equal right to vote from their headquarters in Bow, the ELFS worked on a range of equality issues which mattered to local women: they built a toy factory, providing work and a living wage for local women; they opened a subsidized canteen where women and children could get cheap, nutritious food; ... Read more
In 1914, the East London Federation of Suffragettes, led by Sylvia Pankhurst, split from the WSPU. Sylvia's mother and sister, Emmeline and Christabel, had encouraged her to give up her work with the poor women of East London - but Sylvia refused. Besides campaigning for women to have an equal right to vote from their headquarters in Bow, the ELFS worked on a range of equality issues which mattered to local women: they built a toy factory, providing work and a living wage for local women; they opened a subsidized canteen where women and children could get cheap, nutritious food; ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750960939
SKU
V9780750960939
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Ref
99-50
About Rosemary Taylor
Sarah Jackson has a degree in English Literature from Cambridge University, an MSc in Gender Studies, and has worked for various women's rights charities. In 2013, she was able to bring this passion for women's rights together with her love of local history as coordinator of the East London Suffragette Festival. Rosemary Taylor was chair of the East London History ... Read more
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