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IWSA.pdf
A back page advertisement from Jus Suffragii outlining the resolutions the IWSA passed during their annual conference. Unlike those associations that focused primarily on British politics, the IWSA's resolutions offer insight into the issues the…

Catholic Citizen 6.11 (Nov 1920) - AMSH.pdf
An editorial that details the report of the Committee appointed by the Association for Social and Moral Hygiene that examined sexual morality in the British Empire. De Alberti pays close attention to the causes of prostitution, and she advocates for…

The Need for Women MPs.pdf
The next step for many suffragists, beyond the attainment of the vote for all women, was the ability for women to serve as a member of British Parliament. This report on a mass meeting celebrating the election of Nancy, Lady Astor (1879-1964).

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The Social Evil.pdf
A report on the major international problem of venereal disease and the regulation of prostitution by governments in the same mould as the Contagious Diseases Acts of 1864. Here, Picton-Turbervill outlines and offers a critique of American attempts…

Englishwoman 47.140 (Aug 1920).pdf
A report by Cicely Hamilton on the meeting of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance in Geneva. Hamilton criticizes the attitudes of the Congress, particularly in regard to the League of Nations and the prevention of future warfare. She argues…

The Women's Freedom League.pdf
A description of the current campaigns undertaken by the Women's Freedom League, including work against the Bastardy Bill and in favour of the Unemployment Insurance Bill.

It also offers a test that was drafted by the Association for Moral and…

Time and Tide - 14 May.pdf
This article from the first issue of Time and Tide explains the purpose of the periodical and the gap it seeks to fill in the current state of the British Press for papers that are non-partisian - that is, assumedly, papers that are not openly…

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19November1920 --.pdf
This issue significantly includes "A Programme" that outlines the six items around which Lady Rhondda would establish the Six Point Group in 1921:  pensions for widowed mothers the protection of unmarried mothers and their children harsher laws for…

WL - Rathbone - Production.pdf
An article by Eleanor Rathbone on women's contribution to industrial production in Britain both during and just after the War. Rathbone emphasizes reports that women demonstrate particular ability in mass production and "semi-skilled repetition…
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