The Women's Suffrage Movement: *New Feminist Perspectives*

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Women's Suffrage Movement: *New Feminist Perspectives*
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Maroula Joannou
Edited by June Purvis
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:264
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9780719080456
ClassificationsDewey:324.623
Audience
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Illustrations, black & white

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 1 May 2009
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A collection of essays that present the best of feminist scholarship on the suffrage movement, illustrating its complexity. It includes major studies of the fascinating, but neglected groups that participated in the campaign: the Women's Franchise League; the Women's Freedom League; the Women's Tax Resistance League and the United Suffragists.

Author Biography

Maroula Joannou is Senior Lecturer in English and Co-ordinator of the MA in Women's Studies at Anglia Polytechnic University, Cambridge June Purvis is Professor of Sociology at Portsmouth University and the Editor of Women's History Review