Members Update - 29th July

                                                    

 

Women and Citizenship in Britain and Ireland in the 20th Century: What difference did the vote make, edited by Esther Breitenbach and Pat Thane, published by Continuum, May 2010.

This edited collection examines women’s involvement in political parties and formal political institutions and in women’s organisations and movements which lobbied for political and policy change during the course of the twentieth century. It provides a comparative perspective of developments in Britain and Ireland, with chapters on UK politics at Westminter, and on England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The book is a timely contribution to the continuing debate on women’s under-representation in political and public life. It considers evidence of the factors contributing to increased levels of political representation, especially within the devolved administrations, and maps women’s participation as active citizens in a wide range of organisations, from the Women Citizen’s Assocations of the inter-war years to the Women’s Liberation Movement. It also examines the strategies that women have adopted in the particular political circumstances and cultures which have prevailed in different parts of Britain and Ireland.

The collection of essays includes contributions from Esther Breitenbach, Pat Thane, Lowri Newman, Catriona Burness, Mary E. Daly, Lindsey Earner-Byrne, Myrtle Hill, Margaret Ward, Rosie Campbell, Sarah Childs, Fiona Mackay, Meryl Kenny, Paul Chaney, and Nickie Charles.

Dr Esther Breitenbach is a Research Fellow in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh.
Professor Pat Thane is Leverhulme Professor of Contemporary British History at the Institute of Historical Research and Director at the Centre for Contemporary British History.

The book is available at the discounted price of £42 until 31 August, 2010 - order using this form