THE 19th & 20th CENTURIES
BASED ON A STUDY OF HASTINGS & St LEONARDS
by Helena Wojtczak
See an overview of this whole site on the SITEMAP
The section on the 19th century covers some notable women of Hastings, including Barbara Bodichon and Marianne North, and explains about social class, with a look at the lives and living conditions of the rich and the poor. There is much detailed information on working class women's occupations such as domestic service, streetwalking, trade and laundering. Start here, or see all the available pages on the sitemap.
The section on the women's suffrage movement includes details of a suffragette riot, and the story of how an MP's house was almost completely destroyed by suffragette arsonists.
Start here, or see all the available pages on the sitemap.
During the early 20th century campaign for votes for women, the town was the scene of two riots and an arson attack on an MP's house.
The national leaders of suffrage societies held rallies here; famous suffragist Muriel Matters stood for election to Parliament here.
Suffragette Dora Montefiore died here in 1933 at her home, Melbourne, Edwin Road, Clive Vale, and the infamous suffragette Mary 'Slasher' Richardson retired to Hastings more
Follow the links on the right to find out more
Click on the thumbnails for books on women's history
| SITE MAP |
| Victorian women | Social class |
| Notable women |
| Hastings maps and photos |
| Women's work in 1911 |
| Suffragettes in Hastings |
| Press Cuttings from Thanet |
| Elsie Bowerman |
| Marianne North |
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