Women''s Suffrage Movement in Wales, 1866-1928

Klappentext An organized women's suffrage movement operated continuously in Britain for more than sixty years! from the mid-1860s until the achievement of equal voting rights in 1928. This volume represents the first comprehensive investigation into this movement in Wales! which participated in agitation throughout the period. Covering the dramatic and sensational actions carried out by suffragettes in Wales! as well as the more mundane day-to-day campaigns for equal rights! Ryland Wallace uses extensive archival material in order to assess the impact of various campaigning organizations and the hugely committed but unsung individuals who carried out their ideals. Zusammenfassung An organized women's suffrage movement operated continuously in Britain for more than sixty years! from the mid 1860s until the achievement of equal voting rights with men in 1928. This book presents a comprehensive investigation into the movement in Wales! which participated in the agitation throughout the whole of the period.

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• Authors: Ryland Wallace, Wallace Ryland
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.04.2009
• EAN: 9780708321737
• ISBN: 978-0-7083-2173-7
• No. of pages: 384
• Series: Studies in Welsh History; Studies in Welsh History (Hard; Studies in Welsh History; Studies in Welsh History (Hard
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Wales, 1928, Movement, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Gender studies: women, 1866, Civil rights & citizenship, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Gender studies: women and girls, c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Elections & referenda, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, Civics and citizenship, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), Elections and referenda / suffrage, Suffrage, Women's