Download or read book Women, Welfare and Local Politics, 1880-1920 written by Steven King and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-07 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a reappraisal of the role of women in the politics and practice of welfare in late Victorian and early Edwardian England. Using a working diary written by the activist and female poor law guardian Mary Haslam, this book portrays Bolton women as sophisticated political operators.