Journal of Liberal History 62 – Special issue: Women and Liberalism
Journal of Liberal History 62 – Special issue: Women and Liberalism
Issue: 62, Spring 2009Price: £8
Contents
Can Liberalism ever be feminist?
Guest Editor Elizabeth Evans introduces this special issue by analysing the relationship between Liberalism and feminism.
John Stuart Mill: Liberal father of feminism
Exploration of how Liberalism and feminism meet powerfully in the life and work of John Stuart Mill.
The Liberal Party and womens suffrage, 1866-1918
Analysis of the relationship between the Liberal Party and the campaigns for womens suffrage.
Balancing family and politics
Interview with Shirley Williams.
The yellow glass ceiling: the mystery of the disappearing Liberal women MPs
Only six women ever sat as Liberal MPs, and most only for very short periods. This article examines why.
Selecting women candidates: a critical evaluation
The Liberal Democrat record in selecting and supporting women candidates.
From WLF to WLD: Liberal womens grassroots campaigning
The evolution of the Womens Liberal Federation into Women Liberal Democrats.
Women and Lloyd George
Review of Ffion Hague, The Pain and the Privilege: the Women in Lloyd George's Life (Harper Press, 2008).
Women and Gladstone
Review of Anne Isba, Gladstone and Women (Hambledon Continuum, 2006).
The role of women in merger
A personal view of women in Alliance politics.