The British Women's Suffrage Campaign av June (University of the West of England UK) Hannam

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<P>This book brings together twelve chapters from feminist historians from around the world to offer new perspectives on aspects of the campaign for women¿s suffrage in Britain.</P><P>Although the focus is on Britain, this volume signals how the women¿s suffrage campaign in Britain embraced both national and global aspects. The historical developments and structures that affected women¿s lives and suffrage struggles were not limited to national contexts. Early chapters focus on particular individuals both well and lesser known, including Millicent Garrett Fawcett and Emmeline Pankhurst, as well as Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy, Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, Lady Isabel Margesson and Isabella Ford. Later chapters highlight the interrelationship between the British movement and suffrage campaigns across the globe with reference to Austria, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and the USA. The chapters deal with issues around strategies, social class, employment, religion, nationalism, empire and