Chronology List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Preface Introduction The Ladies' Petition Early Years: 1870 to 1884 The 'Doldrums': Women's Suffrage 1885-1904 'Deeds, not Words!' the Women's Social and Political Union 'Suffrage Ladies' and the 'Shrieking' Sisterhood Quakers, Actresses, Gymnasts and other Suffragists Conciliation Descent into Chaos Patriots or Feminists? The Impact of War on Feminist Ideology After the Vote was Won Notes Bibliograghy Index