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Date(s)
- 1910-1914 (Création/Production)
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Étendue matérielle et support
0.25 A box (1 folder)
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Notice biographique
Eva Stephenson was an Irish suffragette, who was imprisoned in Holloway. After her prison sentence she lived in a small village, Delgany, in County Wicklow. She was employed in an office doing secretarial work. She married Maurice Wilkins, a teacher from Dublin, c.1913.
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The letters were discovered under the stairs of the family home after the death of Maurice Wilkins.
GB 106 7ESW 1910-1914 fonds 0.25 A box (1 folder) Wilkins , Eva , fl 1913 , nee Stephenson , suffragette
Eva Stephenson was an Irish suffragette, who was imprisoned in Holloway. After her prison sentence she lived in a small village, Delgany, in County Wicklow. She was employed in an office doing secretarial work. She married Maurice Wilkins, a teacher from Dublin, c.1913.
The letters were discovered under the stairs of the family home after the death of Maurice Wilkins.
WP Wilkins, deposited the archive with the Fawcett Library in Dec 1988.
The archive consists of correspondence between Eva Stephenson and her fiance Maurice Wilkins, covering the period 1910-1914. The letters describe Stephenson's experiences in Holloway prison for suffrage activism in 1910 (some letters are written on prison regulation notepaper), her life as an office worker and her family relationships. Subjects covered include: relationships with other suffragettes in prison; trials of the prison regime; Christmas in Holloway; her relationship with her mother who disapproved of her suffrage campaigning; reflections on her upbringing; employment in an office and enjoyment of her independence; her relationship with her future husband.
With typescript transcriptions of the letters by William Paul Wilkins, son of Eva and Maurice Wilkins (produced in 1998). The transcriptions include a name and place index.
This collection is available for research. Readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit.
English
Collection level description available on-line on the Women's Library website
Finding aid created by export from CALM v7.2.14 Archives Hub EAD2002. Edited for AIM25 by Sarah Drewery.
In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
25/02/2008 Correspondence Communication process Communication skills Writing Letter writing Disadvantaged groups Prisoners Employment Womens employment Internal politics Electoral systems Womens suffrage Family Women Wilkins , Eva , fl 1910 , nee Stephenson , suffragette Holloway Prison Ireland Western Europe Europe Sex Sex distribution
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
WP Wilkins, deposited the archive with the Fawcett Library in Dec 1988.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
The archive consists of correspondence between Eva Stephenson and her fiance Maurice Wilkins, covering the period 1910-1914. The letters describe Stephenson's experiences in Holloway prison for suffrage activism in 1910 (some letters are written on prison regulation notepaper), her life as an office worker and her family relationships. Subjects covered include: relationships with other suffragettes in prison; trials of the prison regime; Christmas in Holloway; her relationship with her mother who disapproved of her suffrage campaigning; reflections on her upbringing; employment in an office and enjoyment of her independence; her relationship with her future husband.
With typescript transcriptions of the letters by William Paul Wilkins, son of Eva and Maurice Wilkins (produced in 1998). The transcriptions include a name and place index.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
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Conditions d'accès
This collection is available for research. Readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit.
Conditions de reproduction
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
- latin
Notes de langue et graphie
English
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
Instruments de recherche
Collection level description available on-line on the Women's Library website
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Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
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Mots-clés - Sujets
- Processus de communication » Technique de communication » Écriture » Correspondance
- Processus de communication
- Processus de communication » Technique de communication
- Processus de communication » Technique de communication » Écriture
- Défavorisé
- Défavorisé » Prisonnier
- Emploi
- Emploi » Emploi des femmes
- Politique intérieure
- Politique intérieure » Système électoral
- Politique intérieure » Système électoral » Vote des femmes
- Famille
- Répartition par sexe » Sexe » Femme
- Répartition par sexe » Sexe
- Répartition par sexe
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Mots-clés - Noms
Mots-clés - Genre
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In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Dates de production, de révision, de suppression
Langue(s)
- anglais