This is a collection of pamphlets collected by Ruth Cavendish-Bentinck, socialist and suffragist, which have been bound into volumes. The collection contains many pamphlets relating to the women's suffrage campaign from the 1860s to approximately 1900. Other topics are also covered, such as Octavia Hill and her work with the poor (volume 1), the Marriage Law Reform Association (volume 22), The Women's Institute (the club, not the National Federation of Women's Institutes, volume 23) and women's suffrage in the United States (volume 35).
We are grateful to the Friends of The Women's Library for assisting with the digitisation of this collection.
Report of the Executive Committee presented at the annual general meeting, held in the Westminster Town Hall, July 21st, 1899, National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies. Society for Women's Suffrage. Central and East of England
Opinions of leaders of religious thought on women's suffrage, National Society for Women's Suffrage. Central Committee
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Occasional paper, National Society for Women's Suffrage. June 1st 1891
Occasional paper, National Society for Women's Suffrage, 25th March 1892
Occasional paper 15th March 1894, National Society for Women's Suffrage
Speeches at a great meeting in support of the political enfranchisement of women held at Queen's Hall, Langham Place on June 29th, 1899, National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
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Annual report 1896, National Society for Women's Suffrage. Central Committee
Report of the Executive Committee presented at the annual general meeting held in the Westminster Town Hall, July 15th, 1897, National Society for Women's Suffrage. Central Committee
Report of the Executive Committee presented at the annual general meeting held in the Westminster Town Hall, July 15th, 1898, National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies. Society for Women's Suffrage. Central and East of England Committee
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Annual report 1898, National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies. Central and East of England Society for Women's Suffrage
Sessional notes (Feb. 1899), National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
Annual report of the Central Committee of the National Society for Women's Suffrage (1892), Central Committee of the National Society for Women's Suffrage (duplicates)
Women's Suffrage extracts. No.1. from "Liberty, equality, Fraternity", 1874, The Late Miss Lydia E. Becker (duplicates)
Report of the Executive Committee presented at the annual general meeting held in the Westminster Town Hall, July 11th 1893, National Society for Women's Suffrage. Central Committee
Report of the Executive Committee presented at the annual general meeting held in the Westminster Town Hall, July 6th, 1894, National Society for Women's Suffrage. Central Committee
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Speeches to resolution I delivered at the National Conference of delegates of Women's Suffrage Societies in Great Britain and Ireland on October 16, 1896
The plea of disenfranchised women
The debate in the House of Commons on women's suffrage, 3rd February 1897
Women's suffrage in the Queen's year, by Mrs Carmichael Stopes
Text of bill for extending the parliamentary franchise to women
Some electoral facts: one household in every eight without a vote
From the Bishop of Southwell and Lady Laura Ridding
The maps from "Parliamentary echoes: extracts from speeches on women's suffrage in the House of Commons" in Part 2
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Shall we work for candidates who are against women's suffrage? Union of Practical Suffragists within the Women's Liberal Federation, Leaflet No.1 by Mrs Jacob Bright
Women and Votes, Union of Practical Suffragists within the Women's Liberal Federation, Leaflet No.II by Miss Priestman
Union of Practical Suffragists within the Women's Liberal Federation, Leaflet No.III by Mrs Leeds
Loyalty is the best policy, Union of Practical Suffragists within the Women's Liberal Federation, Leaflet No.V by Mrs Walter Grove
Parliamentary echoes: extracts from speeches on women's suffrage in the House of Commons
Opinions of leaders of religious thought on women's suffrage
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Speech of John Stuart Mill on the admission of women to the electoral franchise
Speech of the late John Stuart Mill at the great meeting in favour of women's suffrage held in the Music Hall, Edinburgh, January 12th, 1871
The enfranchisement of women: an ancient right, a modern need, paper read by Mrs McIlquham to the Bedminster (Bristol) Champion Habitation of the Primrose League
The Dean of Winchester on woman's suffrage
Reasons why women should have the franchise and the objections to it, Women's Emancipation Union
The enfranchisement of women, by J.V. Jones
How men are interested in women's questions
The sphere of women
Home and politics: an address delivered at Toynbee Hall and elsewhere, by Mrs Henry Fawcett
Paper read at the Bristol meeting of the Central Conference of Women Workers among women and children, by Mrs Henry Fawcett
The Emancipation of Women (No.3): women's suffrage
The temperance question and women's suffrage
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