Tag Archives: alcohol abuse

Posted on March 8, 2016 by rosblack

CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Every day I seem to discover a new heroine – a woman who was prepared to break the mould of subservient womanhood. As my particular interest lies in the mid/late Victorian period, most of my heroines … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in Agnes Weston, alcohol abuse, Army, female temperance reformers, Portsmouth, Sarah Robinson | Tagged 3rd Earl Somers, Agnes Weston, alcohol abuse, army, navy, Portsmouth, sailors' friend, Sailors' Rests, Sarah Robinson, Soldiers' Friend, Soldiers' Institute | Leave a comment

Catherine Booth – of Salvation Army fame but also a temperance reformer

Posted on March 28, 2015 by rosblack

Photo of Catherine Booth in Clacton-on-Sea in 1889, courtesy of The Salvation Army International Heritage Centre. Catherine is best known for her work with her husband, William Booth, in founding The Salvation Army. She was deeply religious and she pioneered … Continue reading →

Posted in Basingstoke, Catherine Booth, female temperance reformers, religion, teetotalism, Temperance, Victorian Do-Gooders, Victorian temperance movement, women of the temperance movement, women's history | Tagged alcohol abuse, Catherine Booth, Salvation Army, salvationists, Sketeton armies, Teetotalism, temperance, William Booth | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Agnes Weston, alcohol abuse, Devonport, Navy, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Radio programmes, WWI | Tagged Agnes Weston, alcohol abuse, Ashore & Afloat, Battle of Jutland, BBC Radio, BBC Radio Devon Sophia Wintz, Christian, Devonport, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Royal Sailors' rests, Sailors, Teetotalism, WWI | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Agnes Weston, alcohol abuse, female temperance reformers, government policy on alcohol, Lady Henry Somerset, Sarah Robinson, Victorian temperance movement | Tagged Agnes Weston, alcohol abuse, alcohol problems, drink prblems, drug abuse, Lady Henry Somerset, Sarah Robinson, Scandal Salvation and Suffrage The Amazing Women of the temperance Movement, sickness benefit, The Sailors' Friend, The Soldiers' Friend, Victorian temperance movement, welfare benefits | Leave a comment

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 alcohol abuse, British Women's temperance association, BWTA, feminists, International Women's Day, new book, salvationists, suffrage, temperance, women's history | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Portsmouth, Sarah Robinson, Soldiers' Institute, Temperance, Victorian Do-Gooders, women's history | Tagged alcohol abuse, Portsmouth, religion, Sarah Robinson, Soldiers' Friend, Soldiers' Institute, temperance | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in alcohol abuse, British Women's Temperance Association, Elizabeth Lewis, female temperance reformers, Feminism, sexual equality, teetotalism | Tagged alcohol abuse, Blackburn, British Women's temperance association, Elizabeth Lewis, Joseph Livesey, law of slander, sexual equality, Teetotalism, temperance, women's rights | Leave a comment