Struggle and Suffrage in Portsmouth: Women's Lives and the Fight for Equality

by Sarah Quail

The women of Portsmouth had of necessity to be tough. They kept their families together during long naval and military deployments overseas, raising their children on their own for much of this time. They worked in domestic service, in nearby stay factories or simply took in sewing to complete in their own homes, often with the help of their children.

The local suffrage campaign was driven as much by the lack of opportunities for middle-class...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526712385
• ISBN13: 9781526712387
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Pen and Sword History
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"