ID5760
CollectionMovement for the Parliamentary Enhancement of Women
Reference
Description

Material is on temporary deposit.

Loose material in folder, 12 items:

1 Printed petition to Home of Commons 1866. Petition seeking right to vote in the election of Representatives in Parliament as property owners, 38 pages of signatures.

2 Miscellaneous Speech to Mrs Wigham and Ladies, Killiney, 1897.
'The object of our little meeting is to eicit some information as to the qualifications for and duties of, Poor Law Guardians - in order to enable one or more ladies who are prepared to offer themselves at the next election of guardians in March'.

3 Leaf entitled 'Societies that Mrs Haslam has been connected with'.

4 Manuscript speech to Mrs Russell and Ladies, 22 June 1888. Detailed speech refers to dangerous 'State of Country'.

5 Memoir of Mrs Anna Maria Haslam, nee Fisher.

6 Typescript letter to Mrs Haslam from Margaret Ashton, National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, accepting Mrs Haslam resignation, 27 January 1913.

7 From Anna Haslam, Irish Women's Suffrage and Local Government Association, stating that 'We express our confident trust that you will do everything in your power to ensure that our Conciliation Bill, or some reasonable extension of it will be enacted during the present session of parliament', March 1912.

8 From Anna Haslam, Irish Women's Suffrage and Local Government Association, relating to the passage of the 'Qualifications of Women (County and Borough Councils) Bill', 27 July 1907.

9 Prinited circular of Irish Women's Suffrage and Local Government Association, March 1904.

10 Typed letter from Irish Women's Suffrage and Local Government Association, to be sent to the Irish Representation in House of Commons regarding enfranchising Bill, February 1908.

11 Typed letter from Irish Women's Suffrage and Local Government Association, 'Resolution passed condeming outrages committed by misguided suffragettes, following rejection of Mr. Dickinson's Bill', 14 May 1913.

12 Manuscript letter Irish Women's Suffrage and Local Government Association regarding support for Conciliation Bill, March 1912.

Date1888-1914
Century19th, 20th
Keywords
Repository NameMaynooth University and St Patrick's College, Maynooth
AddressSpecial Collections and Archives John Paul II Library South Campus Maynooth University Maynooth County Kildare
EircodeW23 VP22
Address 2The Russell Library St Patrick's College Maynooth County Kildare
Telephone(01) 474-7423
Telephone 2(01) 708-3890
Email Addresslibrary.specialcollections@mu.ie
Email Address 2library.russell@mu.ie
Repository Web Addresshttps://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/library/collections/
CommentThere are two separate institutions in Maynooth: the National University of Ireland, Maynooth and St Patrick's College, Maynooth. The Russell Library serves both institutions. Some of the information listed from this repository has been extracted from lists available in the archive. These lists were compiled by library staff and we are grateful for their assistance. Where partial or no lists were available, staff of the Women's History Project constructed an outline list.
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