Ladies elect : women in English local government, 1865-1914
Hollis, Patricia1987
Book
Fifty years before the suffragettes fought to have the parliamentary vote, women in England were able to elect and be elected to local district councils, school boards, and poor law boards. This study explores the world of those who held elected office.
Main title:
Ladies elect : women in English local government, 1865-1914 / Patricia Hollis.
Author:
Imprint:
Oxford : Clarendon, 1987.
Collation:
[440]p. : ill., maps ; 22cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliography and index.
ISBN:
9780198226994
Dewey class:
352.042
LC class:
JS3078
Local class:
Q5
Language:
English
Subject:
Index terms:
England
BRN:
111151