Bold women, harsh streets, and a fight for rights collide in a suffrage drama about courage, consequence, and change.
Set against crowded tenements and a city’s reform-minded circle, this powerful play follows a family touched by illness, poverty, and ambition. As characters grapple with love, duty, and the cost of progress, they confront what it means for women to claim a voice—and for society to hear them.
What you’ll experience:
- A tense, character-driven story about responsibility, sacrifice, and the costs of reform
- Scenes that move between intimate home life and public debate on women’s rights and social policy
- A focus on mothers, daughters, and leaders who push for structural change
- Moments of humor, struggle, and compassion amid challenging social conditions
Ideal for readers who enjoy historical drama with a contemporary resonance, and for fans of plays that examine how personal choices intersect with public movements.
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Excerpt from Mrs. Raford, Humanist: A Suffrage Drama
The paragraphing Of single lines is not an attempt to imitate blank verse. It is done for ease in reading only.
There is no assumption of literary merit only a sincere desire that the message the book contains will be of value to both man and woman.
The book is intended as a reading play; an acting version is prepared in manuscript form.
The author's thanks are due to Mr. Broughton Tall for helpful collaboration and to Mr. Luther Anthony for critical advice.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book is a play written by Leando Brown in 1912, exploring the intimate lives and conflicts of a family of wealth and privilege. At its core, it explores the role of women in society and the double standards they face. The author weaves a compelling narrative around the main character, Gertrude, who advocates for women's suffrage and challenges traditional gender roles. Through the experiences of Gertrude and the others in her family, this book illuminates the complexities of human relationships and the tensions between personal fulfilment and societal expectations. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781330710098_0
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PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Nº de ref. del artículo: LW-9781330710098
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