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the Catholic Women’s Suffrage Society – Mary Kendall and Gabrielle Jeffrey
Whilst women have taken up leadership in Anglican and Protestant parts of the Body of Christ, the Roman Catholic Church, like the Orthodox Churches, has remained adamantly opposed. Yet this has hardly meant that all Catholic women have been quiet subordinates! … Continue reading
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the Church League for Women’s Suffrage – Claude and Gertrude Hinscliff
Without the involvement of religious people, it is hard to see how first-wave feminism could have advanced. It owed so much to religious motivation and networks and also needed religious support in order to break through into quarters which were … Continue reading
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‘a veritable princess of spirituality’ – Emily Wilding Davison
In a churchyard in the north-east English town of Morpeth lies a grave which marks the foremost ‘martyr’ of the women’s suffrage movement. Inscribed on the memorial is the suffragette slogan ‘deeds not words’ and a comment on the woman … Continue reading
