The Women’s Library: Suffrage Collection (Web)

„The Women’s Library is the oldest and largest collection of women’s history in the UK. It was founded in 1926 as the Library of the London Society for Women’s Service, a non militant organisation led by leading suffragist, Millicent Fawcett. It is now held by the London School of Economics and is an internationally acclaimed specialist Library, Archive and Museum with collections that have broadened since the Library’s inception to include a wide range of subjects which focus on the lives of women in Britain.

The Library’s collections are focused on women’s endeavours and consists of 60,000 books and pamphlets, 3500 periodical titles, over 450 archives and 5000 museum objects. Our collections cover a variety of topics, such as women’s rights, suffrage, sexuality, health, education, employment, reproductive rights, the family, and the home.“ Read more … (Web)