Mary Neal and the suffragettes who saved Morris dancing / Kathryn Atherton.
"At the beginning of the 20th century Morris dancing had all but died out in much of England. It was militant suffragettes and slum girls who kick-started the revival that returned the forgotten dances of the countryside to towns and villages across the nation. As a result of their commitment t...
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Pen and Sword History,
2024.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- 'Sister Mary' and 'Sister Emmie' 1860-1895
- 'Dreaming the impossible dream' : the Esperance Girls' Club 1895-1905
- Mary and the Morris ; Emmeline and the Suffragettes 1906-1907
- 'Merrie England once more' : dancing for the cause 1908-1909
- A bitter feud : Mary Neal and Cecil Sharp 1910-1911
- A split in the ranks 1912
- Exile, war and the vote 1913-1918
- 'A masculine rhythm' : 1919 to the present day
- Bibliography
- Index.