Squire, Rose E.
Thirty Years in the Public Service: An Industrial Retrospect
(Nisbet and Co., 1927).
With a foreword by Sir Edward Troup. Hardback. Good+ in worn and rubbed boards. 238pp. Order No. NSBK-A15550
Keywords: Britain, Britishm history, Rose E. Squire, industry, industrial, autobiography, letters, self-history, autobiographical, memoir, public service, civil seervice factory inspectors, female factory inspectors, women's history, woman, women factory inspectors, Victorian, nineteenth century, 19th century, B000865E84, industry, industrial
Price £95.00.
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Seymour-Jones, Carole.
Beatrice Webb: Woman of Conflict
(Allison and Busby, 1992).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, otherwise good+ in mottled dustwrapper. xiv + 369pp. Order No. NSBK-C12599
Keywords: 0850318289, Beatrice Webb, philanthropy, charity, biography, women's history, nineteenth century, Victorian, Britain, British, England, English, history, Webbs
Price £12.00.
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Girls' Public Day School Trust, .
Norwich High School, 1875-1950:
(The Goose Press, 1950?).
Hardback. Boards sunfaded, otherwise good. iv + 130pp. Order No. NSBK-A12127
Keywords: B0000CHTRZ, schools, schooling, education, educational, teachers, teaching, pupils, students, Norwich High School
Price £16.00.
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Reproduction Suffragette Badge / Brooch, .
The Portcullis: The WSPU Holloway Badge / Brooch
(Modern Replica, 2018).
The original Holloway brooch, of which this is a faithful replica, was designed by Sylvia Panhurst and presented from 1909 onwards to suffragettes who had undergone imprisonment. The portcullis and chains are in a non-precious antique-chrome plate, and the arrow on top, which is the convict symbol, is purple, white and green enamel (the colours of the WSPU). Dimensions: 2cm X 2.5cm. With a secure butterfly clasp to the rear. Presented with a free purple velvet gift-pouch in an attractive gift-bag, which is clear at the front and shiny silver at the rear. Fine condition, brand new. pp. Order No. NSBK-C15557
Keywords: B07FSSWRJD, suffrage, woman's, women's suffrage, brooch, brooches, badge, badges, social history, WSPU, replica, reproduction, Votes for Women, suffragette ephemera, suffragette memorabilia, Women's Social and Political Union, Edwardian, imprisonment, prisons, Sylvia Pankhurst, portcullis, Holloway brooch, suffragettes
Price £13.95.
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Brydon, Lynne & Chant, Sylvia.
Women in the Third World: Gender Issues in Rural and Urban Areas
(Edward Elgar, rpt, 1993).
Paperback. Very good. 327pp. Order No. NSBK-C6810
Keywords: 1852781904, gender, rural, countryside, Third World, development, developing countries, women, urban, towns, urban planning, town planning, women's issues, household, reproduction, migration, rural development policy, Brazil, South America, South East Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, African, East Africa, poverty, poor
Price £6.00.
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Besant, Annie.
An Autobiography:
(3rd impression with new preface, second edition, 1908).
Illustrated. Hardback. Fly leaf loose, frontispiece and intro pages shakey, splitting internally at spine, otherwise a good working copy with wear to edges. 368pp. Order No. NSBK-C15764
Keywords: Annie Besant, memoir, autobiography, religion, women's history, religious, theosophy, life story, autobiographies, antiquarian
Price £24.00.
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Chancellor, Valerie E.
History for their Masters: Opinion in the English History Textbook, 1800-1914
(Adams & Dart, 1970).
Hardback. Very good in yellowed dustwrapper. 153pp. Order No. NSBK-A2653
Keywords: 0239000684, English History, textbook, education, schooling, school, education, History, Victorian, Britain, British, England, English, history
Price £5.00.
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Henny, E. and Byett, J. D.
Modern Home Laundrywork:
(J.M. Dent and Sons, rpt., 1948).
Illustrated with photographs and drawings of different types of laundry equipment, methods of folding items of clothing etc. Hardback. Good. x + 181pp. Order No. NSBK-A10644
Keywords: women, women's history, homes, Britain, British, homekeeping, housekeeping, housewifery, England, English, twentieth century, 20th, laundry, washing, stains, cotton, linen, fabrics, cleaning, rayon, nylon, family wash, domestic, domesticity, laundrywork, reagents, equipment, water, soap, women's work, textiles, housewife, housewives, clothes, clothing
Price £7.00.
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Seymer, Lucy Ridgely.
Florence Nightingale:
(Faber and Faber, 1950).
Hardback. Blue cloth somewhat browned with age and slightly marked, some wear to edges, otherwise a good copy. xiv + 154pp. Order No. NSBK-C13604
Keywords: B0000CHR3I, Crimean War, nursing, women's history, Florence Nightingale, Victorian, Britain, British, England, English, history, nurses, nurse, hospital, hospitals, 19th century, nineteenth century, biography, biographies, India
Price £11.00.
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Goodman, Philomena.
Women, Sexuality and War:
(Palgrave, 2002).
Hardback. With newspaper reviews pasted to front endpapers, a little rubbing to dustwrapper, otherwise very good+. xii + 180pp. Order No. NSBK-C4987
Keywords: 0333760867, war, women, woman, sex, sexuality, history, femininity, morals, social history, World War II, Second World War, morale, Home Front, British, Britain, England, English, gender roles, female identity, social relations, gender relations, separate spheres, public, private, services, wartime, Mass Observation, patriotism, conscription, Women's Land Army, WLA, Women's Royal Air Force, WRAF, Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service, ATS, Women's Auxiliary Airforce, WAAF, Women's Voluntary Services, WVS, war effort
Price £45.00.
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