Vanishing for the vote : suffrage, citizenship and the battle for the Census
Liddington, Jill, 1946-2014
Book
Jill Liddington recounts what happened on one night, Sunday 2 April, 1911, when the Liberal government demanded every household comply with its census requirements. Suffragette organisations urged women, all still voteless, to boycott this census. Many did. Yet many did not. Even some suffragettes who might be expected to boycott decided to comply - and completed a perfectly accurate schedule. Why? The book explores the 'battle for the census' arguments that raged across Edwardian England in spring 1911. It investigates why some committed campaigners decided against civil disobedience tactics, instead opting to provide the government with accurate data for its health and welfare reforms.
Main title:
Vanishing for the vote : suffrage, citizenship and the battle for the Census / by Jill Liddington.
Author:
Liddington, Jill, 1946-, author
Imprint:
Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2014.Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2014.
Collation:
304 pages
ISBN:
9780719087493 (pbk)
Dewey class:
324.623094109041R324.623094LID
Local class:
324.623 LID
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1233389