Caroline Phillips
Balancing life as a journalist and a suffragette in a Scottish city
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 4347752 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Sarah Pedersen (0000-0001-8017-4227, Robert Gordon University, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2020 |
| Volumen | 29 |
| Número | 6 |
| Páginas | 940-954 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2020-09-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Women s History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0961-2025 • E-ISSN: 1747-583X |
| Editorial | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09612025.2020.1745401 |
| OpenAlex | W3014536564 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referencias citadas | 3 |
Aberdeen Art Gallery holds a unique collection in the history of the Scottish women’s suffrage movement: the correspondence of Caroline Phillips, journalist and honorary secretary of the Aberdeen branch of the WSPU, 1907-09. Through her correspondence, Phillips wrestled with the demands of London headquarters for more militant action, was tempted to join the Women’s Freedom League, and finally saw herself and her friend Helen Fraser replaced by the Pankhursts. Because of her involvement in the suffrage movement, Phillips found it difficult to gain entrance to some political events in the city, making it impossible to complete her work as a reporter, and was threatened with dismissal by her employer. She was also torn between the demands for militant action of the WSPU leadership and her own instinct for a more conciliatory approach. Her correspondence reveals the emotional and personal costs of working for ‘the cause’ in a city far away from the heart of the suffrage movement, but also the fulfilling friendships that sustained and supported her
Dismissal · League · Militant · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Suffrage · Historical Art and Culture Studies · Irish and British Studies · Law · Scottish History and National Identity
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
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| Altamente citado | No |