The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 The changing position of women in the home and workplace
  • 2 Women’s suffrage: establishing a chronology
  • 3 The life and work of Ada Nield Chew
    • 3.1 Ada Nield Chew’s background and early work
    • 3.2 The true story genre
    • 3.3 Joining the campaign for ‘Votes for Women’
  • 4 The suffragette movement
    • 4.1 The Women’s Coronation Procession
    • 4.2 Photographic records
  • 5 Votes for women: militant action
    • 5.1 Different types of action
    • 5.2 The Cat and Mouse Act
    • 5.3 Were suffragettes terrorists?
    • 5.4 Reflecting on the militant actions of the suffragettes
  • 6 The suffragettes: a personal history
    • 6.1 May Billinghurst
  • 7 Votes for women: the First World War and gaining the vote
    • 7.1 The First World War and the suffragettes
    • 7.2 Getting the vote
    • 7.3 Economic roles and cultural identities
  • Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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