The Story
Product DescriptionWhile SouthendonSea, like many seaside towns, may not have been at the forefront of the struggle for suffrage and equal rights in the lives of women between 1850 and 1950, there are surprisingly famous names linked to the town and its women. Novelist Rebecca West, living in nearby LeighonSea during the First World War (and her lover, H.G. Wells) played a key role in the suffrage and feminist movements and in womens entry into the scientific and literary professions. Princess Louise, a visitor to the town, was known to be a feminist, regardless of her position, and Mrs Margaret KinetonParkes (founder member of the Womens Tax Resistance League and involved in the Womens Freedom League) gave a number of talks to the towns female population. The most high profile of local residents was Mrs Rosa Sky, the onetime Treasurer of the Womens Social and Political Union and an active member of the Womens Tax Resistance League, but others were quietly active behind the scenes.This book is not about the distinguished and illustrious, it is about women from all classes, from all kinds of backgrounds, who entered the world of business, who rebelled against the traditional roles of mother, homemaker or domestic servant. It is about women struggling to come to terms with changes at home, in marriage, in education, in health care and in politics. It is the first to look at these issues as they impacted on a town whose population and visitors were growing in line with the expectations of its female population.About the AuthorFollowing her belated Literature degree, Dee Gordon has written books about Southend, Essex, the East End of London and the 1960s, and had articles published in such diverse publications as Essex Life, Best of British, Yours and Take a Break. Originally from East London, she has lived in SouthendonSea for over thirty years with her autistic son. For more info, see deegordonwriter.com.
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Product DescriptionWhile SouthendonSea, like many seaside towns, may not have been at the forefront of the struggle for suffrage and equal rights in the lives of women between 1850 and 1950, there are surprisingly famous names linked to the town and its women. Novelist Rebecca West, living in nearby LeighonSea during the First World War (and her lover, H.G. Wells) played a key role in the suffrage and feminist movements and in womens entry into the scientific and literary professions. Princess Louise, a visitor to the town, was known to be a feminist, regardless of her position, and Mrs Margaret KinetonParkes (founder member of the Womens Tax Resistance League and involved in the Womens Freedom League) gave a number of talks to the towns female population. The most high profile of local residents was Mrs Rosa Sky, the onetime Treasurer of the Womens Social and Political Union and an active member of the Womens Tax Resistance League, but others were quietly active behind the scenes.This book is not about the distinguished and illustrious, it is about women from all classes, from all kinds of backgrounds, who entered the world of business, who rebelled against the traditional roles of mother, homemaker or domestic servant. It is about women struggling to come to terms with changes at home, in marriage, in education, in health care and in politics. It is the first to look at these issues as they impacted on a town whose population and visitors were growing in line with the expectations of its female population.About the AuthorFollowing her belated Literature degree, Dee Gordon has written books about Southend, Essex, the East End of London and the 1960s, and had articles published in such diverse publications as Essex Life, Best of British, Yours and Take a Break. Originally from East London, she has lived in SouthendonSea for over thirty years with her autistic son. For more info, see deegordonwriter.com.
