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Abstract
This book explores the neglected history of women who were active in Liberal politics, campaigning for women's rights, the vote, and a full role for women in Welsh public life, at the end of the nineteenth century, and before the First World War. The over-arching argument of the book is that Welsh women's Liberal politics was distinctive, in its attempt to integrate an understanding of Liberalism which they shared with their English counterparts, and which included the aim of full equality for women, with a distinctively Welsh political agenda, and constructions of Welsh national identity. These constructions sometimes included a positive view of women in the nation, but in times of political crisis redefined gender on a more reactionary model.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | i | ||
| Title Page | iv | ||
| Copyright | v | ||
| Acknowledgements | viii | ||
| Contents | x | ||
| Abbreviations | xii | ||
| Introduction | xiv | ||
| Part I: The Three Dimensions of Women's Liberal Politics in Wales, 1880–1914 | xxxvi | ||
| 1: 'A groove to work in': Women's Liberal Organization in Wales, 1880–1914 | xxxviii | ||
| 2: 'Women, Awake!' The Welsh Union of Women's Liberal Associations and the Impact of Women's Suffrage | lxi | ||
| 3: 'The spoken centre'? The Welsh Union of Women's Liberal Associations and the National Movement in Wales | lxxxi | ||
| Part II: Politics, Place and Gender: Two Case Studies | civ | ||
| 4: 'Life in earnest': Aberdare Women's Liberal Association, 1891–1914 | cvi | ||
| 5: Out of 'villadom': Cardiff Women's Liberal Association, 1890–1900 | cxxxviii | ||
| 6: Are not women to be included in the people?' Cardiff Women's Liberal Association, 1900–1914 | clxiii | ||
| Conclusion | cxc | ||
| Appendix: 1894 Elections for Board of Guardians, Cardiff Union: Brief Biographies of Women Candidates | cxcvii | ||
| Notes | cciii | ||
| Bibliography | ccxxxix | ||
| Index | cclvi | ||
| Back Cover | cclxv |