Suffrage Fallacies: Sir Almroth Wright on “Militant Hysteria”

Slightly mildewed pamphlet titled 'Suffrage Fallacies: Sir Almroth Wright on "Militant Hysteria"'

Pamphlet titled ‘Suffrage Fallacies: Sir Almroth Wright on “Militant Hysteria”: A letter reprinted from “The Times” of Thursday, March 28, 1912.’ The inside front cover bears a typed note stating: ‘With the compliments of THE NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR OPPOSING WOMAN SUFFRAGE, Caxton House, Westminster, S.W.’

The letter contains the following headings:

  • The Different Types of Women
  • The Question of Intellectual Equality
  • A Fatuous Doctrine
  • Women and Physical Violence
  • The Function of the Vote
  • A Reply to the Politician

Fully digitised (14 pages)

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Date: 1912

Catalogue record: GWL-2022-59-6

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Material: Paper

Size: H: 183 x W: 122 mm

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Slightly mildewed pamphlet titled 'Suffrage Fallacies: Sir Almroth Wright on "Militant Hysteria"'
Suffrage Fallacies: Sir Almroth Wright on "Militant Hysteria" - anti-suffrage pamphlet

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The fight for women's suffrage in the UK grew and gained momentum throughout the Victorian era. WSPU activists, known as suffragettes, engaged in all sorts of law-breaking activities to raise the profile of the movement. At the time, these actions were considered shocking and divided public opinion, but suffragettes remained resolute. Thousands were arrested, imprisoned and force-fed.