HAMILTON, Cicely.

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How the Vote Was Won. First and only edition. This illustrated pamphlet was the basis for Hamilton and Christabel Marshall's play of the same title, first performed in April 1909.The story is framed as "some short extracts from Prof. Dryadust's 'Political History of the Twentieth Century,' published in the year 2008 AD". It follows a women's work strike carried out to dispel "the superstition that the entire race of women were supported and kept alive by the ceaseless exertions of their menfolk." The final illustration depicts the "Women's Suffrage League Winding Up Sale", hopefully antedating a conclusion to the cause.The illustrator, Charlotte Charlton (1867-1945), was a member of the Artists Suffrage League and affiliated with the NUWSS. She contributed widely to suffrage publications, such as illustrating Hamilton's "Beware! A Warning to Young Suffragists" (1908) and "The ABC of Politics for Women Politicians" (1909). She also produced postcards and calendars for the cause.

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