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The Aftermath of Suffrage

Women, Gender, and Politics in Britain, 1918-1945

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  1. Julie V. Gottlieb

    1. University of Sheffield, UK

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  2. Richard Toye

    1. University of Exeter, UK

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Julie V. Gottlieb, Richard Toye
    Pages 1-18

  3. Emmeline Pankhurst in the Aftermath of Suffrage, 1918–1928

    • June Purvis
    Pages 19-36

  4. From Prudent Housewife to Empire Shopper: Party Appeals to the Female Voter, 1918–1928

    • David Thackeray
    Pages 37-53

  5. The Impact of Mass Democracy on British Political Culture, 1918–1939

    • Pat Thane
    Pages 54-69

  6. The House of Commons in the Aftermath of Suffrage

    • Richard Toye
    Pages 70-86

  7. Enfranchisement, Feminism and the Modern Woman: Debates in the British Popular Press, 1918–1939

    • Adrian Bingham
    Pages 87-104

  8. ‘Doing Great Public Work Privately’: Female Antis in the Interwar Years

    • Philippe Vervaecke
    Pages 105-123

  9. Towards an Archaeology of Interwar Women’s Politics: The Local and the Everyday

    • Karen Hunt, June Hannam
    Pages 124-141

  10. ‘Shut Against the Woman and Workman Alike’: Democratising Foreign Policy Between the Wars

    • Helen McCarthy
    Pages 142-158

  11. ‘We Were Done the Moment We Gave Women the Vote’: The Female Franchise Factor and the Munich By-elections, 1938–1939

    • Julie V. Gottlieb
    Pages 159-180

  12. ‘They Have Made Their Mark Entirely Out of Proportion to Their Numbers’: Women and Parliamentary Committees, c.1918–1945

    • Mari Takayanagi
    Pages 181-202

  13. The Political Autobiographies of Early Women MPs, c.1918–1964

    • Krista Cowman
    Pages 203-223

  14. ‘Women for Westminster,’ Feminism, and the Limits of Non-Partisan Associational Culture

    • Laura Beers
    Pages 224-242

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 243-254
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About this book

This collection explores the aftermath of the Representation of the People Act, which gave some British women the vote. Experts examine the paths taken by both former-suffragists as well as their anti-suffragist adversaries, the practices of suffrage commemoration, and the changing priorities and formations of British feminism in this era.

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'For the contributors to this collection, the "road to equality" has been marked by victories, yes, but also by struggles, frustrations, misrepresentations and compromises. It may not be the narrative that Viscountess Rhondda had hoped for, but it is certainly a sobering account of rights in action.'

- Arianne Chernock, Boston University, USA

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Sheffield, UK

    Julie V. Gottlieb

  • University of Exeter, UK

    Richard Toye

About the editors

Laura Beers, American University in Washington, DC, USA Adrian Bingham, University of Sheffield, UK Krista Cowman, University of Lincoln, UK Julie V. Gottlieb, University of Sheffield, UK June Hannam, University of the West of England, UK Karen Hunt, Keele University, UK Helen McCarthy, Queen Mary, University of London, UK June Purvis, University of Portsmouth, UK Mari Takayanagi, Parliamentary Archives, London, UK David Thackeray, University of Exeter, UK Pat Thane, Kings College, London, UK Philippe Vervaecke, Lille 3 University, France

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Aftermath of Suffrage

  • Book Subtitle: Women, Gender, and Politics in Britain, 1918-1945

  • Editors: Julie V. Gottlieb, Richard Toye

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137333001

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-01533-4Published: 28 May 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-137-01534-1Published: 28 May 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-33300-1Published: 28 May 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 254

  • Topics: Modern History, History of Britain and Ireland, Social History, Feminism

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