Women in British Politics, c.1689-1979

This survey examines some of the areas of women's political activity in Britain from the Glorious Revolution to the election of the first female Prime Minister in 1979. It shows how women had worked in a variety of arenas and organisations before the suffrage campaign and explores the directions their political activity took afterwards.

KRISTA COWMAN is Professor of History at the University of Lincoln, UK. She has published widely on the history of women's suffrage and on women in politics before the First World War. She serves on the steering committee of the Women's History Network.

Acknowledgements
Introduction: Shaping the Narrative: Waves, Peaks and Troughs
PART I
From Glorious Revolution to Enlightenment: Women's Political Worlds, 1689-1789
Organized Politics before Suffrage
PART II
The Campaign for Women's Suffrage
Women and the Liberal Party
Women and the Conservative Party
Women and Socialism
PART III
Women Members of Parliament
Women in Political Parties 1918-1945
Beyond Party Politics - the Reconfiguration of Feminist Organizations 1920-1979
Conclusion
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index