Struggle and Suffrage in Plymouth: Women's Lives and the Fight for Equality

by Tracey Glasspool

Overview

Nancy Astor, the first female MP to take her seat in Parliament; Dr Mabel Ramsay, instrumental in the suffrage campaign in the south-west; Dame Agnes Weston, the first woman to be buried with full naval honors after her pioneering work with the welfare of sailors – the maritime city of Plymouth certainly has its fair share of influential women.The period from 1850 to 1950 saw a transformation in the lives of women of all classes. The rise of the feminist movement and the campaign for universal suffrage, continued industrialization, changes to employment and education law and the impact of two world wars had far-reaching effects on society and the place of women within it. Plymouth was no exception. Struggle and Suffrage in Plymouth: Women's Lives and the Fight for Equality will consider how the lives of women were changed, from the everyday to the extraordinary.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781526716781
Publisher:	Pen and Sword
Publication date:	01/30/2019
Series:	Struggle and Suffrage
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Tracey Glasspool is a freelance writer from Devon who writes both fiction and non-fiction. Her work has won national competitions and has been published in a variety of magazines, books and online. She has a keen interest in family and social history, triggered at a young age by family research into a Victorian ancestor’s travelling menagerie.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii

Abbreviations Used viii

Chapter 1 The Changing Role of Women 1

Chapter 2 Prostitution and Protest: Plymouth and the Contagious Diseases Acts 7

Chapter 3 Educating Girls 22

Chapter 4 Doctors and Nurses 32

Chapter 5 Women in Profile: Dr Mabel Ramsay 40

Chapter 6 Maternity and Childbirth 44

Chapter 7 Plymouth in Profile: The Battle for Birth Control 51

Chapter 8 Marriage and the Home 56

Chapter 9 Poverty and Philanthropy 70

Chapter 10 Women in Profile: Dame Agnes Weston 76

Chapter 11 Votes For Women 81

Chapter 12 Jobs for the Girls 106

Chapter 13 Plymouth in Profile: Women on the Beat 120

Chapter 14 Public and Community Life 125

Chapter 15 Women in Profile: Nancy Astor 135

Chapter 16 Leisure and Lifestyle 141

Chapter 17 Plymouth in Profile: Plymouth's Lady Footballers 153

Chapter 18 Women and War 158

References 187

Bibliography 191

Websites 192

Index 193