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by Naomi Paxton (Editor)
The Methuen Drama Book of Suffrage Plays: Taking the Stage features a wide variety of short pieces and one-act plays written by female and male suffragist writers between 1908-1914.
Spanning different styles and genres they explore many issues that interested feminist and suffragist campaigners such as: the value of women's work, domestic and economic inequality, visibility in public space, direct action and its consequences, sexual double standards, and the influence of the media on public opinion.
Edited and introduced by Dr Naomi Paxton, the anthology is brimming with in-depth knowledge, photographs and contextual information of the period making for an informative and inspirational volume that's perfect for both performance and study.
Author Biography
Dr Naomi Paxton is a performer, researcher and suffrage historian. She trained at Goldsmiths College and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, and her doctoral research, completed in 2015 at the University of Manchester, explored the work of theatre professionals in the suffrage campaign. Naomi regularly speaks about her research in the media and at a variety of events and festivals, and was one of the AHRC/BBC Radio 3 New Generation Thinkers in 2014-15. She is an Associate Artist of the feminist production hub Scary Little Girls. Her other publications include The Methuen Drama Book of Suffrage Plays (Bloomsbury, 2013) and Stage Rights! The Actresses' Franchise League, activism and politics 1908-1958 (Manchester University Press, 2018).
