Voices and Votes: A Literary Anthology of the Women's Suffrage CampaignManchester University Press, 1995 - 332 páginas This work introduces a selection of literary texts from the early 20th century, offering a new perspective on women's campaign for the vote in Britain. the ways in which campaigners used literary forms to mobilize political ideas and challenge gender ideologies. The works of major figures in the campaign are included as well as those who formed the rank-and-file, who opposed women's suffrage, or who simply observed the action. The excerpts are long enough to enable the reader to become familiar with the diversity of voices, explore the textual strategies adopted and understand the issues that prompted the most passionate debates. writing, the material is organized around four key aspects of the campaign: conversion to the cause; suffrage militancy; the prison experience; and questions of identity. Each extract is prefaced by contextual information and a chronology is provided. The book includes brief biographies of all the authors. |
Índice
Conversion | 39 |
Lawrence My Part in a Changing World p 58 K Roberts | 71 |
Convert p 80 E GoreBooth The Street Orator p | 90 |
The prison experience | 171 |
Questions of identity | 213 |
p 215 G Colmore Pluck p 221 E Sharp Patrolling | 259 |
Pipings in Eden p 266 M Sinclair The Tree of Heaven p 270 | 270 |
Biographical details | 306 |
Bibliography | 320 |
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Outras edições - Ver tudo
Voices and Votes: A Literary Anthology of the Women's Suffrage Campaign Glenda Norquay Visualização de excertos - 1995 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
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Scottish Women's Fiction, 1920s to 1960s: Journeys Into Being Carol Anderson,Aileen Christianson Visualização de excertos - 2000 |