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StorageSiteUCL Institute of Education
LevelFile
Reference Number UWT/D/4/4
TitleEqual Franchise - literature, leaflets and press cuttings
Date1906 - 1928
DescriptionFolder 1:
- Letter from NUWT General Secretary to branch secretaries regarding celebration of Josephine Butler centenary, 27/3/1928
Josephine Butler Centenary Committee leaflets and fliers regarding centenary celebrations
- 'The Woman Teacher', 18/6/1926; 9/7/1926; 18/3/1927
- NUWT leaflet for Equal Suffrage demonstration, 28/6/1928
- List of books regarding suffragettes.

Folder 2:
Leaflets and booklets as listed below:
'Woman Suffrage: Its Dangers and Delusions', Twentieth Century Press, 1910
'Woman - Suffrage; Its Dangers and Delusions', [cover of book - nothing inside], by H.B. Samuels.
'The Hithertos', by Israel Zangwill, The Woman's Press, 1912
'Women In The Public Health Service', Women Sanitary Inspectors' and Health Visitors' Association, 1918
'The New Woman', by Alice Curtayne, 1934
'No Votes for Women: A Reply by Lady Constance Lytton', A.C. Fifield, 1909
'Sex-War and Woman's Suffrage', by Laurence Housman, Women's Freedom League, 1912
'Principle - Not Party', by C. Nina Boyle, Croydon.
'Women's Life In The Nineteenth Century: As Seen In English Fiction', National Adult School Union.
'The Subjection of Women', (by John Stuart Mill), Longmans, Green and Co., 1906
'Peeresses And Parliament', St. Clements Press, 1925
'The Mental Difference: Man vs. Woman', Asaph Lewis
'The claim of justice', the Bishop of London, 1914
'Votes for Women at Twenty-one: Extracts from a Speech by the Prime Minister at the Albert Hall, London, May 27, 1927', Burrup, Mathieson & Co., Ltd
'Woman - The Communist', T.D. Benson, Independent Labour Party.
'My Faith In Woman Suffrage', by John Masefield, The Woman's Press.
'"Custodia Honesta": Treatment of Political Prisoners in Great Britain', by Prof. George Sigerson,' The Woman's Press.
'Josephine Butler: A Cameo Life-Sketch', by Marion Holmes, Minerva Publishing Co., Ltd.
'Florence Nightingale: A Cameo Life-Sketch', by Marion Holmes, Women's Freedom League.
'Elsie Maud Inglis: A Cameo Life-Sketch', by Dr Aimee Gibbs, Women's Freedom League.
'Lydia Becker: A Cameo Life-Sketch', by Marion Holmes, Women's Freedom League.
'How the vote was won', Cicely Hamilton, Women Writer's Suffrage league, 1928
'The meaning of the women's movement', Emmeline Pethick Lawrence
'The Suffragette Spirit', Geraldine Lennox, The Suffragette Fellowship
'Home and politics', Mrs Henry Fawcett
'Woman's Franchise: the need of the hour', E C Wolstenholme Elmy
'I knew Mrs Pankhurst', Thelma Cazalet Keir, The Suffragette Fellowship, 1944
'Women, the census and the possibilities of the future', notes of lecture by Patrick Geddes, 1921
'Is the case urgent?', Eva Gore-Booth
'The war and its effect upon women', H M Swanwick', 1916
'Le suffrage des femmes en pratique', l'alliance internationale pour le suffrage des femmes
'The position of women after the war', report of Standing Joint Committee of Industrial Women's Organisations presented to the Joint Committe on Labour Problems after the war'
'ABC of votes for women', Marion Holmes, The Women's Freedom League

Folder 3:
Press cuttings including one on Sex Equality from South Wales News, 5th February 1927

Women's Freedom league publications:
'The Need for Women Members of Parliament', 1918
'Unbounded Gratitude: Women's Right To Work', by L. Lind-af-Hageby
'Ancient suffragettes', Margaret Wynne Nevinson
'The work for women MPs', Helena Normanton
'What we have, what we want', Muriel Pierotti
'Women and income tax', Mrs Ayres Purdie
'Prejudices Old And New', by Eunice G. Murray, Scottish Council of the Women's Freedom League.
'British Women MPs', by D.M Northcroft
'Women's value in war time', Eunice Murray
'The illogical sex?', Eunice G Murray

Six Point Group publications:
'Why feminism lives'
'The protection of industrial women'
'The unproitected child and the law', Bernard Shaw
'The unmarried mother', H A L Fisher
'Women and the civil service', Angela Gordon
Objectives of the Six Point Group

Other leaflets including:
'The Position of Women in Hinduism and Vedicism', Wesleyan Mission Press.
'How Far Is India Prepared For Swaraj?', Wesleyan Mission Press.
'A Plea For The Welfare Of Our Indian Sisters', Wesleyan Mission Press.
'Woman's Position Under Laws Made By Man', National League for Opposing Women's Suffragette
'Civics In Progress: Suggestions to Teachers of the Subject', by E.M. White.
'Women In The Factory: An Administrative Adventure: 1893 to 1921', by Dame Adelaide M. Anderson
'Some Notes On The Franchise and how to Qualify for it', Stoke Newington Women Citizens' Association.
- Various leaflets from the National Women Citizens' Association including 'Why You Should Join the National
Women Citizens' Associations!' and 'Why Women Teachers should be Members of Women Citizens Associations'
'Letters of a Commonwealth Man: Women and Brute Force', The Woman's Press, 1912.
'The Supreme Duty of Social Service', Union Printing Press.
'The NUT and the women's suffrage resolution', Women Teachers Franchise Union


Folder 4 (this folder is very fragile - handle with care):

Leaflets, pamphlets, speeches, reports, flyers and posters from organisations including:
Non-Party Equal Political Rights Campaign Committee (programmes for demonstrations on July 3rd and July 16th 1928; poster 'Justice for Women! Come and Help!' (very fragile) )
National League for Opposing Woman Suffrage
The Woman's Local Government Society
Equal Political Rights Campaign Committee ('Victory-And-After Celebrations'; 'Programme of Great Demonstration To Be Held In Trafalgar Square; 1928)
Equal Rights General Election Campaign Committee 'General Election, 1929: Election Address of the Equal Rights General Election Campaign Committee', 1929
Summary of events related to enfranchising 'women at 21 on equal terms with men', 1927
Union of Women Voters ('are you a woman voter?' amd 'The Next Step for British Women - What Is It?', flyers)
St Joan's Social and Political Alliance flyers and handbills
Conciliation Committee for Woman Suffrage - leaflet 'treatment of the women's deputations by the police'
Church League for Women's Suffrage - leaflets and flyers
The National Women's Social and Political Union, lots fo flyers & leaflets and a pamphlet 'The New Crusade', Emmeline Pethick Lawrence

National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship flyers and pamphlets including:
'Women And The Lead Paint (Protection Against Poisoning) Bill', 1926
'Information On Methods Of Birth Control At Maternity And Child Welfare Centres', 1926
'The Case For Equal Franchise', 1924, 1925, 1926 and 1927
'What The Vote Has Done', 1922 and 1926
'The Government's Pledge on the subject of Equal Voting Rights between Men and Women'
'Married Woman (Employment) Bill, 1927'
'Parish Councils: Their Powers and Duties', 1926
'Reasons why Women are Wanted on Town Councils', 1926
'Useful Hints for County and Town Council Elections', 1926
'Nationality of Married Women', 1925
'Rural District Councils: Their Powers and Duties (Local Government Series No. 1)', 'County Councils: Their Powers and Duties (Local Government Series No. 2)', 'Town Councils: Their Powers and Duties (Local Government Series No. 4)', 'Urban District Councils: Powers and Duties (Local Government Series No. 5)' and 'London Borough Councils: Their Powers and Duties (Local Government Series No. 6)', all 1926

Equal Franchise Campaign - leaflet for public meeting in Cardiff 22/11/1926 & meeting in Bradford 7/4/1927
'To Young Women Voters', St. Joan's Social & Political Alliance
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