Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media

Pedersen, Sarah

This book approaches the Scottish women’s suffrage campaign from the point of view of the popular press. It investigates how the press engaged with the women’s suffrage movement; how suffragettes were portrayed in newspapers; and how different groups attempted to use the press to get their message into the public sphere. Scottish suffrage campaigners acknowledged the need for press coverage from the start of the campaign in the 1870s, but the arrival of the militant suffragettes completely transformed newspaper coverage. The Scottish newspapers were particularly interested in suffragette activities during local by-elections and their hounding of local anti-suffrage MPs such as Herbert Asquith. The book also investigates the impact of the First World War on the movement.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2017-07-13

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137538338

DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-53834-5

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 210