Dorothy Jewson by Frank Meeres

Dorothy Jewson by Frank Meeres

Dorothy Jewson, born in Norwich in 1884, was a controversial figure: a suffragette, a pacifist, one of the first female Members of Parliament in the UK, and a tireless worker for the disadvantaged, especially women. Dorothy, a member of the well-known Jewson family of Norwich, studied at the Norwich High School for Girls and then Girton College, Cambridge: it was at Girton that she came under the thrall of the two ideas that were to give purpose to her life: Socialism and Feminism. She played an important role in the battle to obtain the vote for women and was one of the first members of the Norwich branch of Emmeline Pankhurst's Women's Social and Political Union: Frank Meeres describes the debacle of Emmeline's visit to Norwich in 1912 and many other aspects of the local suffragette movement; he also looks at Dorothy's campaign to improve the conditions of the poor in her home city. Dorothy's pacifism led her to oppose the First World War, and she went on to become a full-time worker in the women's trade union movement. She became an MP in 1923, the first female MP in East Anglia. Although her time in Parliament lasted only ten months, she continued to be very active in politics, campaigning for women's issues and for peace. Her contribution was always very practical and is shown by her work on behalf of the unemployed during her ten years on Norwich City Council. Frank Meeres develops these themes in the first full telling of the story of a fascinating and remarkable woman.

Meeres, Frank: - Frank Meeres is a well-known local author. He has worked for many years at the Norfolk Record Office and is a prominent local historian. Norfolk was a hotbed of suffragette activity, and this motivated Frank to explore the history of the movement on a national level. He lives in Norwich.

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ISBN 13	9781909796041
ISBN 10	1909796042
Titel	Dorothy Jewson
Autor	Frank Meeres
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Poppyland Publishing
Erscheinungsjahr	2014-04-14
Seitenanzahl	108
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.