Vanishing for the vote : suffrage, citizenship and the battle for the Census / Jill Liddington ; with Gazeteer of campaigners compiled by Elizabeth Crawford and Jill Liddington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liddington, Jill, 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Suffrage--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Women.

Suffragists--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Suffragists.

Great Britain--Census, 1911.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 403 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Jill Liddington recounts what happened on one night, Sunday 2 April, 1911, when the Liberal government demanded every household comply with its census requirements. Suffragette organisations urged women, all still voteless, to boycott this census. Many did. Yet many did not. Even some suffragettes who might be expected to boycott decided to comply - and completed a perfectly accurate schedule. Why? The book explores the 'battle for the census' arguments that raged across Edwardian England in spring 1911. It investigates why some committed campaigners decided against civil disobedience tactics, instead opting to provide the government with accurate data for its health and welfare reforms.

Contents:

Prelude : people and their politics

Narrative : October 1909 to April 1911

Census night : places and spaces

The census and beyond.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 7, 2026).

ISBN:

9781847798886

1847798888

9781847798947

1847798942

9781781707012

1781707014

OCLC:

900415080