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First published in 1925, this selection of letters throws light
upon the life and character of Constance Lytton (1869-1923), a
brave and influential figure in the movement for women's suffrage.
From an aristocratic background, she became a member of the Women's
Social and Political Union in 1909, calling on the support of her
many contacts. Among her achievements was the first-hand exposure
of the poor treatment and force-feeding of working-class women on
hunger strike in prison: she deliberately had herself arrested and
imprisoned in disguise and under an alias. Compiled by her sister,
Betty Balfour (1867-1942), these letters cover her adult life,
mainly comprising correspondence from Lytton to close family
members, interspersed with illustrations of her and her family.
Despite omissions - particularly details relating to her personal
relationships - this collection remains an important tribute to her
life and to the history of suffrage and prison reform.
As viewers, actresses, directors and writers, women have always
been central to cinema. However, evidence of their roles has until
now remained scant and dispersed, eclipsed by historical opinion
written by men. In magisterial scale, Red Velvet Seat restores
women's film culture to center stage, using women's written
accounts from the beginning of cinema up to 1950. Drawing on
fashion and parenting magazines, newspapers and literary journals,
memoirs and etiquette guides, and with contributors ranging from
Virginia Woolf, Colette, and Rebecca West to psychoanalysts, poets,
social reformers, labor organizers, film editors, screen beauties,
and race activists, the volume displays the full scope of women's
film culture. In each section, editor Antonia Lant with Ingrid
Periz provides historical context and links archival accounts to
major social and political movements. Comprehensive and absorbing,
Red Velvet Seat is an invaluable contribution to the history of
cinema.
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