Mapping Women's Suffrage
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MWS brings together local and family researchers, academics and archivists, to create an unprecedented map of Votes for Women campaigners across England in 1911
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1910 #OTD Votes for Women reported on a #WSPU #Suffragette meeting in Reading. Kenneth Scott #suffragist provided the flowers for the event. He came from an activist family - read more about him & his 1911 Census protest Mapping Women's Suffrage mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk/post/women-don…
The 1911 Census was taken on the night of 2 April, with protests from women who were unhappy about the lack of #suffrage . Check out the Mapping Women's Suffrage website, where I've blogged; for #Herefordshire stories, read #HardWorkButGlorious from Ledbury Books. mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk
Family History Federation Cataloguing photographs for someone who's not family but I'm researching her! I wrote this about Constance Radcliffe Cooke in 2021 when I couldn't get to HARC, but it's now all systems go with my investigations into her fascinating life. Mapping Women's Suffrage mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk/post/constance…
1910 #OTD the Reading Standard printed a letter from #suffragist Kenneth Scott justifying his actions towards Chancellor David Lloyd George at a meeting in the town. Intrigued? Read more: mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk/post/women-don… Mapping Women's Suffrage The British Newspaper Archive BerkshireFHS #WSPU #Suffragette
Mapping Women's Suffrage The National Archives Dr Gillian Murphy Vicky Iglikowski-Broad 💙 WarwickHistory Elizabeth Crawford Warwick Institute of Engagement Ellis Naylor Centre for the History of People Place & Community Women's History Network I'm so pleased to be involved in this fantastic project and look forward to further participation in 2024!
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Thank you Clare Wichbold for a marvellous whistle-stop #suffrage #tour of #Hereford . It was so wonderful to meet in person at last! Your #localhistory research is fab 😊
I'd previously enjoyed researching Kenneth's sister #Herefordshire #WSPU #Suffragette Ethel Davis & her husband Rev George Herbert Davis Hereford Cathedral for #HardWorkButGlorious so I'm really happy to share this great story about more of the Scott family! Mapping Women's Suffrage #suffrage
Our new blog, thanks to fab Clare Wichbold tells about the feisty Kenneth Scott avid #votesforwomen supporter who turned to #horticulture after childhood #polio did flowers in #suffragette colours grabbed the #Chancellor & defaced 1911 #census form #protest ! Link in bio #Disability
If you're still looking for a #Herefordshire history book as a Christmas present, don't forget #HardWorkButGlorious . Online & instore Ledbury Books, in person Hereford Cathedral The Courtyard Grange Court #Rossiters , Ross on Wye & #Bromyard : History Shop & Food For All. #suffrage
Special Issue on female entrepreneurship in the 20th century in businesshistory. Abstracts due this week but get in touch if that's a problem. #bizhist #womenshist
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Myra Sadd Brown, activist and internationalist, #BornOnThisDay , 1872. Myra took part in the suffragette's window-smashing campaign of 1912.
Read about the Sadd Brown Library: archives.lse.ac.uk/Record.aspx?sr…