SNOWDEN (Ethel, Viscountess, née Annakin, 1861-1951, Socialist, Human Rights Activist and Suffragette)

Typed Letter signed to Mr Edwards, saying that she is "so very sorry about the bilious attack. I hope it was not my cakes! They are home made and of the best materials! But seriously you must take care. You are probably overworking! Or sitting up o'nights ...", 1 side 8vo., 11 Downing Street, 4th June

After 1906 Snowden became increasingly active in supporting women's suffrage, being one of the national speakers for the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies; she decried the concentration on such things as dresses, jewels and cake recipes and wrote a book called "The Woman Socialist" in 1907 which advocated state control of marriage, joint title by women to the housekeeping money, and a state salary for mothers; she also wanted housekeeping organised collectively in each street and declared that under socialism women would have "no need to paint face and tint hair".

Item Date:  1930

Stock No:  39514      £125

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