Name/Title"The Cause": A Short History of the Women's Movement in Great Britain
MakerStrachey, Ray
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectHardback book titled '"The Cause": A Short History of the Women's Movement in Great Britain' by Ray Strachey. Dedicated "To Millicent Garrett Fawcett, who took up the task when the Movement began, who walked steadfastly in times of discouragement and wisely in times of hope, and who led the Movement to Victory." The contents are:
I. The Prison-House of Home, 1792 - 1837
II. The Stirring of Discontent, 1837 - 1850
III. The Widening Circle, 1837 - 1850
IV. The Demand Formulated, 1850 - 1857
V. Setting to Work, 1850 - 1860
VI. Rights and Propaganda, 1860 - 1870
VII. The Revelation of Ignorance, 1848 - 1868
VIII. The Siege of Cambridge, 1866 - 1873
IX. Women Doctors, 1858 - 1873
X. The C.D. Acts, 1870, 1871
XI. Learning the Job, 1870 - 1890
XII. Women Must Work, 1860 - 1890
XIII. Educational Progress, 1870 - 1890
XIV. The Deceitfulness of Politics, 1870 - 1900
XV. The Beginning of the Militant Movement, 1897 - 1906
XVI. The Great Days, 1906 - 1911
XVII. The Reform Bill Fiasco, 1911 - 1914
XVIII. The War Years, 1914 - 1918
XIX. The Suffrage Victory, 1916 - 1918
XX. Post-War, 1918 - 1928
XXI. The Death of Mrs Grundy
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, board and paper
MeasurementsH: 200 x W: 136 x D: 43 mm
Date Made1928
PeriodLate 18th - early 20th century
Place MadeEngland, London
PublisherG. Bell & Sons Ltd
Publication Date1928
Publication PlaceEngland, London
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
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBook
Object numberGWL-2025-109-1
Spine Label"THE CAUSE" ~ R. STRACHEY
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved