This book is the first comprehensive study of the campaign for women's suffrage to appear for over thirty years. It challenges the widely-held assumption that the Victorian suffragists underwent a decline during the 1890s, and sets out to prove that, on the contrary, they had effectively won the argument about votes for women by 1900. To support this view the author demonstrates how ineffective Anti-Suffragisn was during this period; cites the impetus given to the campaign by the enfranchisement of women in New Zealand and Australia, in 1893 and 1902; and crucially examines the shift towards suffragist support by the Conservative party in the 1890s. The March of the Women also evaluates anew the militant campaign of the Edwardian era, contrasting the sharp divisions over tactics among the London leadership with the more pragmatic approach at grass roots level. It shows how the Pankhursts and the WSPU managed to combine attacking the British Establishment and its values with tapping into it for support and funds; while at the other end of the spectrum the non-militants gathered support for the cause from the working-class and the emergent Labour Party.
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"A concise, fully documented, up-to-date "revisionist analysis" of the women's suffrage campaign is long overdue. Nobody is better equipped to write it than Martin Pugh, who has illuminated so many dimensions of women's history since the 1970s" -- Times Literary Supplement
"Pugh brings to the story four essential qualities: a round understanding of the British political structure and how it has evolved; a rich grounding in the archives and secondary sources..." -- Times Literary Supplement
"the most comprehensive overview of the campaign yet to be produced ... he shows that the whole movement was far more varied, subtle and inventive than has been generally assumed." -- Catholic Herald
"Pugh brings to the story four essential qualities: a round understanding of the British political structure and how it has evolved; a rich grounding in the archives and secondary sources..." -- Times Literary Supplement
"the most comprehensive overview of the campaign yet to be produced ... he shows that the whole movement was far more varied, subtle and inventive than has been generally assumed." -- Catholic Herald
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It seems rather strange to me to begin your historical approach by using the description "revisionist"... it makes it sound like your priority is to contradict someone or something, rather than get to truth.
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What a fantastic analysis of the difficulties and complexities of driving social change. It basically took Britain 60 years to accept and implement womens (and universal) suffrage. And it was anything but a straight forward campaign. For anyone interested in social campaigns and how they are won this book is a great read.
I particularly enjoyed the story of the anti-suffragists, both the men and the women. The hilarious contradition of women flocking to join political and social groups to campaign agianst women being given political rights. Just a hoot!
I bought this book as I suddenly realised what a major change the womens suffrage campaign was in all of human history. Sure NZ and Australia crused in early, but the change was more difficult and more significant in the UK where long-established values and interests had to evolve.
The writing style is a bit academic and dry, but the range of amazing and bizarre characters carries you through the story.
A great read. Thoroughly recommend it.
I particularly enjoyed the story of the anti-suffragists, both the men and the women. The hilarious contradition of women flocking to join political and social groups to campaign agianst women being given political rights. Just a hoot!
I bought this book as I suddenly realised what a major change the womens suffrage campaign was in all of human history. Sure NZ and Australia crused in early, but the change was more difficult and more significant in the UK where long-established values and interests had to evolve.
The writing style is a bit academic and dry, but the range of amazing and bizarre characters carries you through the story.
A great read. Thoroughly recommend it.
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