CLAYTON, Joseph.

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Militant Methods in History. First edition, inscribed by the author: "To Mrs Rose with kind regards from Joseph Clayton". The pamphlet situates the WSPU's militant campaign among similar historical struggles for increased rights and liberties. The introduction by Henry W. Nevison declares that "we have gained nothing as a free gift... We have fought our way onward" (p. 3).Joseph Clayton (1867-1943) was a journalist, historian, and pamphleteer, whose publications typically espoused his socialist principles. He was a member of the Men's League for Women's Suffrage and was arrested in 1909 for attempting to present a petition to the Prime Minister at the House of Commons.Another variant of this work exists, with green wrappers and a different setting of the text. No priority is established.Provenance: from the collection of the suffrage historian Elizabeth Crawford.

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