Women's Suffrage in Wales
Book by Lisa Tippings (Author)
DETAILS
ASIN : B07QHNSKGS Publisher : Pen and Sword History (January 30, 2019) Publication date : January 30, 2019 Language : English File size : 22970 KB Text-to-Speech : Enabled Screen Reader : Supported Enhanced typesetting : Enabled , Women’s Suffrage In Wales allows its readers to take a glimpse at the lives of the many ordinary Welsh women who contributed in some way to the suffrage movement. Although suffragettes from across the rest of Britain, such as Emmeline Pankhurst and Emily Wilding Davis, have become household names, little is ever mentioned about the women living in Wales who fought for equal opportunities and the right to vote.Women’s Suffrage in Wales seeks to readdress this balance. Within her book, Lisa Tippings has chosen to focus on the lives of the mainly working class women who realised the movement gave them an opportunity to embrace change. Despite living in difficult conditions, the wives of colliery workers and everyday labourers overcame lives of poverty and squalor, to help fight for better lives for those women so often neglected and marginalized.The book also highlights the key role played by important female figures from Wales’ past; names in jeopardy of falling into obscurity. Close attention is paid to Gertrude Jenner, Amy Dillwyn and Elizabeth Andrews amongst others, who in spite of their own difficult circumstances, dedicated themselves to making the lives of those around them more fulfilling. At the same time they ensured that future generations of Welsh women would enjoy a never before experienced sense of freedom and liberty. Read more
REVIEW
There are too few books on the role of Wales and the role Welsh women played in the fight for female enfranchisement. Women's Suffrage in Wales, helps to fill that gap.
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