Project Gutenberg 2015-03-31 Public domain in the USA. 97 Fawcett, Millicent Garrett, Dame 1847 1929 Fawcett, Henry, Mrs. Garrett, Millicent Women's Suffrage: A Short History of a Great Movement Produced by MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Women's Suffrage: A Short History of a Great Movement" by Millicent Garrett Fawcett is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the evolution of the women's suffrage movement, detailing the struggles and contributions of key figures and events that shaped the campaign for women's political rights, particularly in Britain. Fawcett emphasizes the foundational work of early feminists and reformers, examining the societal attitudes and legal frameworks that obstructed women's right to vote. The opening of the text establishes a foundation for understanding the history of women's suffrage by reflecting on the pioneers of the movement, including Mary Wollstonecraft and Elizabeth Fry. Fawcett highlights their challenges and the criticisms they faced, illustrating how these early efforts sparked a broader agitation for women's political liberties. The initial chapter conveys the importance of women participating in political reform movements, as exemplified by their involvement in events like the Peterloo Massacre. Thus, Fawcett sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of how women's suffrage became an integral part of the fight for equal rights, demonstrating its significance across generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Women -- Suffrage -- Great Britain JN Text Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: History - British Browsing: Politics 274628 274629 2024-09-20T09:48:22.823063 2023-09-21T06:31:26.667559 text/html text/html 266753 2015-03-31T18:31:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 196498 2015-03-31T18:31:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 225389 2024-09-20T09:48:28.619031 application/epub+zip 224111 2024-09-20T09:48:24.234046 application/epub+zip 171622 2024-09-20T09:48:23.421035 application/epub+zip 310720 2024-09-20T09:48:32.042010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281984 2024-09-20T09:48:28.047013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229723 2022-09-22T05:36:40.314706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211140 210941 2024-09-20T09:48:22.087084 2023-09-21T06:31:25.996546 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 210866 2015-03-31T18:31:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 77044 2015-03-31T18:31:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18508 2024-09-20T09:48:32.185996 application/rdf+xml 17254 2024-09-20T09:48:23.533069 image/jpeg 2481 2024-09-20T09:48:23.477041 image/jpeg 197112 2024-09-20T09:48:22.847084 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia