Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Sir Albert Rollit
Standard Name: Rollit, Sir Albert
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April 1892: Physical confrontation broke out at a meeting...
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April 1892
Physical confrontation broke out at a meeting in St James's Hall, London, of supporters of women's franchise.
Holton, Sandra Stanley. Suffrage Days: Stories from the Women’s Suffrage Movement. Routledge, 1996.
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Rubinstein, David. Before the Suffragettes: Women’s Emancipation in the 1890s. Harvester, 1986.
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30 April 1892: The House of Commons debated a women's suffrage...
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30 April 1892
The House of Commons debated a women's suffrage bill, introduced by Conservative member Sir Albert Rollit
, which would have allowed women with local government franchise to vote in parliamentary elections, but the bill failed...
