Author Archives: rosblack

About rosblack

I am a freelance writer & author of 4 social history books, featuring female social reformers of the late 19th and early 20th century. In a previous life I managed a housing charity. I also give talks.

What the Temperance Movement did for us?

Posted on March 2, 2015 by rosblack

I have just done a live interview on Newstalk Radio, Dublin http://www.newstalk.com They had picked up on the press release for Scandal Salvation and Suffrage – The Amazing Women of The Temperance Movement from the publisher http://www.troubador.co.uk The presenter, Tara, … Continue reading →

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Now on Facebook

Posted on February 21, 2015 by rosblack

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ros-Black/765888523501851?ref=aymt_homepage_panel I now have a facebook page. Hope you ‘like’ me.

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BBC Radio World War One at Home

Posted on February 5, 2015 by rosblack

I am delighted to be contributing to a programme for the BBC Radio World War One At Home series which is to feature the work of Dame Agnes Weston – The Sailors’ Friend. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01p3416. Agnes Weston is one of the women … Continue reading →

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ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE TODAY – COSTING £435 MILLION A YEAR IN BENEFITS

Posted on February 3, 2015 by rosblack

I was shocked to read that £435 million a year is paid out to people with alcohol or drug problems in welfare benefits. Mostly this is made up of sickness benefit or, as it is now called, Employment and Support … Continue reading →

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Sarah Robinson’s ‘Little Keepsake’ book 1904

Posted on January 20, 2015 by rosblack

Thanks to Maria Lawless who contacted me through the site, I am able to bring you a photograph of a miniature book (approximately 6 cms by 5 cms) circulated, on request, by Sarah Robinson to mark her 70th birthday. The … Continue reading →

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Scandal Salvation and Suffrage – The Amazing Women of the Temperance Movement

Posted on January 11, 2015 by rosblack

My new book is now available at a special early bird price

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SCANDAL, SALVATION AND SUFFRAGE – THE AMAZING WOMEN OF THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT

Posted on January 6, 2015 by rosblack

It will be available in all good bookshops soon, but the new book has now been printed. It’s available from http://www.troubador.co.uk/book_info.asp?bookid=3087 and will shortly be available through this website at a special early bird rate

Posted in Agnes Weston, alcohol abuse, Band of Hope, books by Ros Black, British Women's Temperance Association, Catherine Booth, Elizabeth Lewis, female temperance reformers, Julia Wightman, Lady Henry Somerset, Rosalind Howard Countess of Carlisle, Sarah Robinson, women of the temperance movement | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

SARAH ROBINSON “THE SOLDIERS’FRIEND” AND HER SOLDIERS’ INSTITUTE IN PORTSMOUTH

Posted on January 3, 2015 by rosblack

Sarah Robinson was not a woman to hide her light under a bushel! As you can see from this photograph of her Soldiers’ Institute in Portsmouth, which she established in 1874, she proclaimed its use far and wide with huge … Continue reading →

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SARAH ROBINSON – THE SOLDIERS’ FRIEND

Posted on November 25, 2014 by rosblack

Let me introduce you to Sarah, another great character who is featured in my forthcoming book Scandal, Salvation & Suffrage – the Amazing Women of The Temperance Movement (due out 28th March 2015). Sarah overcame her physical disabilities to set … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Lewis – a temperance campaigner who inspired one small step in the battle for sexual equality

Posted on November 3, 2014 by rosblack

Mrs Elizabeth Lewis of Blackburn Her first efforts at public speaking ended in tears, yet Elizabeth Lewis went on to become a dedicated campaigner for temperance. She became so confident that teetotalism offered the best solution to many social ills that … Continue reading →

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