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BIBLIOGRAPHY
BOOKS
Emmeline Pankhurst: A Biography, Jane Purvis (Routledge, 2002) Eve and the New Jerusalem: Socialism and Feminism in the Nineteenth
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Century, Barbara Taylor (Virago, 1983) Feminism: A Very Short Introduction, Margaret Walters (OUP, 2005) Independent Women: Work and Community for Single Women,
Martha Vicinus (Virago, 1985) Miss Muriel Matters, Robert Wainwright (Allen & Unwin, 2017) Notable Sussex Women, Helena Wojtczak (The Hastings Press, 2008) The British Women’s Suffrage Campaign 1866-1928, Harold L. Smith (Routledge, 2nd edition, 2007) The Cause: A Short History of the Women’s Movement in Great Britain, Ray
Strachey (Virago, 1978, first published 1928) Turbulent Spinsters: Women’s Fight for the Vote in Hastings & St Leonards,
Ann Kramer (Circaidy Press, 2018) Votes for Women, Paula Bartley (Hodder Education, 2007) Women in Public: The Women’s Movement 1850-1900, Patricia Hollis (George Allen & Unwin, 1979) Women’s Suffrage: A Short History of a Great Movement, Millicent Fawcett (first published 1912, available online: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/48614/48614-h/48614-h.htm)
JOURNALS/PERIODICALS
Hastings and St Leonards Observer: 1867–1914 The Hastings Pictorial Advertiser The Times digital archive
WEBSITES
www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk www.hastingspress.co.uk/history/historyindex.html www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/ electionsvoting/womenvote/overview/petitions/ www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/ commons-select/petitions-committee/petition-of-the-month/ votes-for-women-the-1866-suffrage-petition/ 47
From 1871 to 1918, Hastings and St Leonards were hotbeds of political activity. In this book you will meet some of the leading campaigners in local women’s fight for Votes for Women. You’ll also find some activities. Make a banner, plan a march and learn from suffragists and suffragettes the best tactics to use for your own campaigns.