British Feminism and Social Reform Mackmurdo Pressing Questions 1913 Addressing Suffrage Profit Sharing and Representation

A H. Mackmurdo

First Edition

Mackmurdo, A. H. Pressing Questions Profit-Sharing Women’s Suffrage Electoral Reform, 1913, examines key political and social debates in Edwardian Britain, with particular attention to the expanding movement for women’s enfranchisement prior to legislative reform. Written during the final phase of organized suffrage activism before partial voting rights were granted through the Representation of the People Act 1918, the work addresses the “pressing question” of women’s suffrage alongside broader concerns about economic equity and electoral restructuring. The text situates suffrage within a wider framework of political modernization, reflecting contemporary arguments that challenged established assumptions about gender, governance, and representation. It supports research into British feminism, electoral reform, and early twentieth-century political discourse.

Mackmurdo, A. H. Pressing Questions Profit-Sharing Women’s Suffrage Electoral Reform. London: J. Lane; New York: J. Lane Co., 1913. First edition. Octavo volume measuring approximately 5" x 7.5", 342 pages, in original boards with deckled edges. The text presents a sustained discussion of social and political reforms, emphasizing emerging viewpoints that “run counter to all our previous convictions,” with particular focus on the arguments surrounding women’s suffrage and its implications for British society.

Published five years before women in Britain gained limited voting rights, the volume captures a moment of heightened debate in which suffrage advocates, reformers, and critics contested the future of political participation. By placing women’s enfranchisement alongside economic and electoral reform, Mackmurdo’s work reflects the interconnected nature of early twentieth-century reform movements and the broader transformation of British political life. Light wear to boards; minimal foxing; interior clean; overall in very good condition.

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