Women's Suffrage. A Record of the Women's Suffrage Movement in the British Isles with Biographical Sketches of Miss Becker.

BLACKBURN, Helen.

Edité par London: Williams & Norgate, 1902

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First edition of this "invaluable history of the Victorian campaign, its antecedents, organizational development, and personalities" (ODNB). Blackburn sought to show that "the effort to bring political liberty to the daily lives of women is not an isolated movement, nor a mere sudden outgrowth; it forms part of the continuity of history" (p. v). Blackburn's (1842-1903) "greatest contribution to the women's movement was as a noted author and historian. She was the author of several well-argued suffrage pamphlets, and compiled the annual Women's Suffrage Calendar (1886-99) and A Handbook for Women Engaged in Social and Political Work (1881, 1895), an encyclopaedic compendium of information. Her writings epitomized the British movement's grasp of detail and meticulous marshalling of facts, and its understanding of the need for sound rational argument to counter entrenched prejudice and opposition to the cause" (ODNB). It appears in a handful of variant bindings, each with subtle differences in the shade of the green cloth, the size and typeface of the spine lettering, and the blind rules on the covers. Octavo. With 24 plates, 3 folding charts. Original green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, bottom edge uncut. Pencil ownership signature of one E. Vaughan on half-title verso, perhaps Eliza Vaughan (1863-1949), amateur botanist and NUWSS member. Extremities rubbed, spine ends and corners gently bumped, faint stain to front cover, closed tears to third folding chart repaired inexpertly with tape, affecting text: a very good copy.

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• Titre: Women's Suffrage. A Record of the Women's Suffrage Movement in the British Isles with Biographical Sketches of Miss Becker.
• Éditeur: London: Williams & Norgate, 1902
• Édition: Edition originale