Name/TitleWay Stations
EditionFirst
MakerRobins, Elizabeth
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectHardback book with dark blue covers titled 'Way Stations' by Elizabeth Robins. The author's note from Florida at the beginning (dated January 28th, 1913) states:
"Of this collection of speeches, lectures, and articles dealing with the more salient aspects of the Woman's Movement, some have been printed only in America. Those which have not yet appeared in print anywhere are:-
- The Prisoners' Banquet.
- The Suffrage Camp Revisited.
- At Newcastle Town Hall.
- To the Women Writers' Suffrage League.
- At Crowborough, Sussex.
- At the Albert Hall, June, 1912.
Also those sections under the heading Time Table.
Never having been one of the more active participants in the events dealt with by this book, my infrequent appearances in print or on platforms have each and all been the direct result of some special call or crises. When the various speeches, etc, were collected, they seemed on review to be meaningless enough, lacking any statement of the circumstances which elicited them. I have therefore linked these papers together by a brief narrative, which gives, so far as I am aware, the only succinct account in existence of the main line of the Militant Suffrage Movement."
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, board and paper
MeasurementsH: 223 x W: 138 x D: 40 mm
Date Made1913
PeriodLate 19th - early 20th century
Place MadeEngland, London
PublisherHodder and Stoughton
Publication Date1913
Publication PlaceEngland, London
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Robins:
Elizabeth Robins (August 6, 1862 – May 8, 1952) was an actress, playwright, novelist, and suffragette. She also wrote as C. E. Raimond. ... Robins became a member of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, as well as the Women's Social and Political Union, although she broke with the WSPU over its increasing use of violent militancy. She remained a strong advocate of women's rights, however, and used her skills as a public speaker and writer on behalf of the cause. In 1907 her book The Convert was published. It was later turned into a play that became synonymous with the suffrage movement. When the 1911 census was taken, Robins evaded enumeration and instead wrote on her form: "the occupier of this house will be ready to give the desired information the moment the Government recognises women as responsible citizens".
Robins remained an active feminist throughout her life. In the 1920s she was a regular contributor to the feminist magazine, Time and Tide. She also continued to write books such as Ancilla's Share: An Indictment of Sex Antagonism, which explored the issues of sexual inequality. She collected and edited speeches, lectures, and articles dealing with the women's movement, some of which had never previously appeared in print (Way Stations, published by Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1913). Frederick Pethick-Lawrence, 1st Baron Pethick-Lawrence credited Robins with explaining to him the difference between a suffragette and a suffragist.
Robins was involved in the campaign to allow women to enter the House of Lords. Her friend, Margaret Haig, was the daughter of Viscount Rhondda. He was a supporter of women's rights and in his will made arrangements for Margaret to inherit his title. This was considered radical, as women did not normally inherit peerage titles. When Rhondda died in 1918 the House of Lords refused to allow Margaret, now the Viscountess Rhondda, to take her seat. Robins wrote numerous articles on the subject, but the House of Lords refused to change its decision. It was not until 1958 that women were first admitted to the House [continues].
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's history
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's suffrage, right to vote
Subject and Association Keywordssuffragettes, militant suffrage campaign
Subject and Association Keywordspolitics, political activism
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's Social and Political Union (WSPU)
Subject and Association KeywordsNational Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS)
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBook
Object numberGWL-2011-11-6
Spine LabelWAY STATIONS ~ ELIZABETH ROBINS ~ HODDER & STOUGHTON
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved