Category Archives: Rosalind Howard Countess of Carlisle

The fight for women’s rights – the women’s temperance movement played a big part

With the new film Suffragette being released this October, there will be renewed interest in the women’s suffrage movement. I’m looking forward to seeing the film, starring Meryl Streep and Carey Mulligan but I hope it doesn’t glorify the role … Continue reading

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King signs pledge for duration of the war – 100 years ago on 6th April 1915

Even before war was declared, steps were put in place to reduce opening hoursĀ in areas where there were garrisons or armament factories. Obviously there was widespread appreciation of the fact that the British needed to have all their wits about … Continue reading

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

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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