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SHALL WOMEN _REMAIN VOTE- LESS?

... SHALL WOMEN _REMAIN VOTE- LESS? There a audi.noe at the Hall last evening when Admiral William Adana presided over s meeting under the auspices of the National l'ruon of Women's Suffrage Societies. Mrs. Tweedale made a moving and impassioned appeal behalf ...

NEWS FROM THE PAST 50 YEARS AGO

... NEWS FROM THE PAST 50 YEARS AGO TAUNTON Mr. E. J. Stanley on Friday preasented a petition from Bridgwater in favour of Women's Suffrage. On Friday the Hon. A. P. Allsopp presented a petition from the Licensed Victuallers of Taunton against Sunday Closing ...

CHIPPENHAM

... made application for the use of the Town Hall to hold a private invitation m®®ting connection with the National Union Women’s Suffrage Societies, which is described as nonparty and law-abiding, and having nothing to with the militant Section of the suffragette ...

DEATH OF MAUD DAUGHTER OF KING EDWARD VII. Queen Norway, the last surviving child ing Edward VII., died her sleep

... year after year with her father, and became a really keen yachtswoman herself. She was a supporter in the early days the Women's Suffrage Movement. God has taken the Queen from me this night, and it is a heavy loss for me to bear, though I well understand ...

Published: Thursday 24 November 1938
Newspaper: Cornishman
County: Cornwall, England
Type: Article | Words: 367 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

ALWAYS HOPED TO BE A BLACKSMITH

... address of the women's representative, he said: I like to think I was to play some little part in obtaining the franchise for women. I always felt that when you once had women's suffrage it could only be a matter time till the suffrage ...

Published: Monday 16 May 1938
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 446 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

North Devon 25 Years Ago

... VVhitaker presiding. » » » » The Rev. H. Trotman was Ba ti-; Pastor, in succession to the Rev. F. Durom. Ba*,istaple Women's Suffrage (non-militant Society was addressed by Miss Geraktine Cooke'and Mi M. P. Willoocks. Mi-. Chic ester presided, supported ...

Published: Thursday 10 November 1938
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 458 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Notes of the Day

... Years Ago our issue this day in October, 25 years ago:— The Bristol campaign for women's suffrage which is being organised by the National Union of Women's Suffrage ■Societies is being continued. A meeting was held at the Batch and addressed by Mrs ...

Published: Monday 03 October 1938
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1336 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

MUTUAL SYMPATHY,

... world-wide fellowship. Miss Niven spoke of the work in the Philippines, where women had obtained the right to vote, largely through the efforts of the Y.W.C.A. In India also, she said, women, through the leadership of the Y.W.C.A., were coming more to the fore ...

Letters To The Editor TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO To the Editor of the Echo. Sir, —I was interested in your account

... could be so carried away by ignorant prejudice as to pelt any woman. THEODORA MILLS, (formerly Hon. Sec., Cheltenham Women's Suffrage Society). PULPIT AND POLITICS Dr. Niemoller s Brother Replies To Bishop Of Gloucester The Times to-day prints the following ...

Published: Monday 18 July 1938
Newspaper: Gloucestershire Echo
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 636 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

North Devon 25 Years Ago

... J.P., C.C., was appointed Chairman cf, the Board of Guardians. Why women should have votes was the subject a. meeting at Barnstaple under the auspice-, of the National Women's Suffrage Society, addressed Dr. Helen Wodehouse, daughter the Rev. Preb. Wodehouso ...

Published: Thursday 21 April 1938
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 892 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Notes of the Day

... and swest music.. The Mayor. Mr C. Wathcn, presided. Mrs Fawcett and Miss Amelia B. Edwards will take part in the women's suffrage meeting in Bristol, February 11. ' The new coal cranes at the Roath docks, presented by Sir W. T. Lewis and Mr- Hunter ...

Published: Monday 31 January 1938
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1126 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Notes of the Day

... Portishead. The members used all known arts of locomotion on their journey. Contingents of non-miiitant supporters of Women's Suffrage taking partin the ' Pilgrimage March' to London arrived in Bristol yesterday and held :» demonstration on the Downs.'' ...

Published: Tuesday 12 July 1938
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1194 | Page: 7 | Tags: none