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Women in politics : [Ayot St. Lawrence, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England]

Title
Women in politics : typescript signed with holograph emendations : [Ayot St. Lawrence, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England], [1944].
Author
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950.

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Description
1; 26 cm.
Subject
  • Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964
  • Bondfield, Margaret, 1873-1953
  • MacArthur, Mary R. 1880-1921
  • Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873
  • Pankhurst, Emmeline, 1858-1928
  • Wollstonecraft, Mary, 1759-1797
  • Zangwill, Israel, 1864-1926
  • Misogyny > Great Britain
  • Women > Suffrage > Great Britain
  • Women's rights > Great Britain > History
Note
  • With numerous holograph emendations in black pen.
  • Signed "Bernard Shaw" at the top of p. 1 and "G.B.S." on p. 7.
  • Shaw wrote this article for The Leader Magazine, and it was published on November 25, 1944. The article is a tribute to his old friend Lady Astor ("that meteoric phenomenon, unique in English public life, called Nancy Astor"), the first woman M.P. to take her seat in Parliament. Shaw surveys the history of feminism, describing the contributions of numerous activists for the cause, political and literary, including himself.
  • Typed on the rectos of pale blue paper.
With (note)
  • With Shaw's "compliments" card, with a dated (Nov. 13, 1944) holograph note from Shaw in red ink: "If there is time for a proof let me have two pulls."
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Call Number
Berg Coll m.b. Shaw W66 1944
OCLC
743450625
Author
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950.
Title
Women in politics : typescript signed with holograph emendations : [Ayot St. Lawrence, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England], [1944].
With:
With Shaw's "compliments" card, with a dated (Nov. 13, 1944) holograph note from Shaw in red ink: "If there is time for a proof let me have two pulls."
Access
Restricted access; request permission from holding division.
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Place of Publication
England Hertfordshire Welwyn.
Research Call Number
Berg Coll m.b. Shaw W66 1944
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