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Women, welfare and local politics, 1880-1920 : 'we might be trusted'
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Women, welfare and local politics, 1880-1920 : 'we might be trusted' / Steven King.
ISBN
1845190874 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Brighton [England] ; Portland, Or. : Sussex Academic Press, 2006.
Physical Description
ix, 364 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 05, 2006
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 324-342) and index.
Contents
Rethinking women, welfare and local politics
The new poor law, female agency and feminism
Poverty and poor relief in Lancashire and Bolton
Preparing the ground? : philanthropy, public service and activism
Fighting an election
Negotiating power
Making a difference
Feminism, the politics of local government and suffrage
Born to intellectual freedom? : the records of Mary Haslam, Bolton Activist
Brief autobiographical notes written by Mary Haslam
Diary kept by Mary Haslam of her work as a poor law guardian
The travel diaries of Mary Haslam
Women's suffrage in Bolton.
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