Women's suffrage
By: Peter Hicks
Series: Documenting history; Documenting history
Publisher: Wayland
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780750256841
Subjects: Sources; Suffragists; Suffrage; Juvenile literature; History; Women
Description: Using many primary sources such as speeches, letters, books, posters and the like this book gives a real insight for readers into many aspects of the fight by women to be able to vote. It explores the ideologies, organisation and actions of the suffragists and suffragettes, those who opposed them and the influence of the first World War.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The importance of the vote; title: Suffragists in Britain and America; title: Women Enfranchised!; title: Suffragists and suffragette; title: An American activist; title: Cats and mice; title: The Great War; title: Victory; title: Timeline.