Women, Welfare and Local Politics, 1880-1920: 'We Might Be Trusted'

by Steven King

Book Overview

Held back by the property qualifications needed to vote and stand as candidates in a range of local elections, female activists and feminists nonetheless formed local pressure groups to make their voices heard. When the property qualification was removed in the 1890s, they staked their claim to a formal engagement in public life, and by the early 20th century there were over 1000 female poor law Guardians. This book offers a reappraisal of the role...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845194136
• ISBN13: 9781845194130
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.8"