Category Archives: alcohol abuse

PORTSMOUTH’S TEMPERANCE LADIES- SARAH ROBINSON & AGNES WESTON

Posted on May 8, 2015 by rosblack

Sarah Robinson – The Soldiers’ Friend  Agnes Weston – The Sailors’ Friend Why was the work of these women so important in Portsmouth? We need to bear in mind that in the 1860s & 1870s, Portsmouth was one of England’s … Continue reading →

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SCANDAL SALVATION AND SUFFRAGE ENJOYS SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH AND LEADS TO NEW TEMPERANCE TALES FROM SUSSEX

Posted on May 2, 2015 by rosblack

Many thanks to all who attended the launch of my new book Scandal Salvation and Suffrage – The Amazing Women of The Temperance Movement in Haywards Heath on 23rd April. To promote the new book in Sussex, I have been … Continue reading →

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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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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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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

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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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Scandal Salvation & Suffrage – the Amazing Women of the Temperance Movement

Posted on September 24, 2014 by rosblack
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Lady Henry Somerset-inspired short historical romance in My Weekly magazine

Posted on June 22, 2012 by rosblack

Researching and writing the amazing life and work of Lady Henry Somerset has inspired me to do many things – not least of which was writing a short story entitled “Love Amongst the Lavender”, which has been published this week … Continue reading →

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How the British Women’s Temperance Association was founded – encouraged by a visiting American, Eliza Stewart

Posted on March 6, 2012 by rosblack

Eliza Stewart, or “Mother Stewart” as she liked to be known, was another lady with a talent for humanity. She had worked tirelessly during the American Civil War as a nurse, setting up hospitals and ensuring adequate supplies of food, … Continue reading →

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