{"id":3106,"date":"2018-07-19T11:28:24","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T10:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/the-forum\/?p=3106"},"modified":"2023-04-24T12:42:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T11:42:32","slug":"american-tennis-coconut-shies-and-millicent-fawcett-a-garden-party-id-like-to-have-attended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/2018\/07\/19\/american-tennis-coconut-shies-and-millicent-fawcett-a-garden-party-id-like-to-have-attended\/","title":{"rendered":"American tennis, coconut shies and Millicent Fawcett &#8211; a garden party I\u2019d like to have attended."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>90 years ago this week, Nancy Astor, the first female British MP to take her seat, held a garden party at Cliveden House to celebrate the passing of the Act of Parliament that granted equal voting rights for men and women. Rachel Newton has been delving into the University\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/special-collections\/collections\/sc-astor-nancy.aspx\">Astor archive<\/a> and tells us what she\u2019s discovered.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/07\/Rachel-Newton-Astor-Archive.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3107 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/07\/Rachel-Newton-Astor-Archive.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/07\/Rachel-Newton-Astor-Archive.jpg 816w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/07\/Rachel-Newton-Astor-Archive-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/07\/Rachel-Newton-Astor-Archive-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This summer, I have a research internship working with Dr Jacqui Turner on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/urop\/\">undergraduate research opportunities programme (UROP)<\/a> within the Department of History and in collaboration with Special Collections here at the University of Reading.<\/p>\n<p>We are preparing a digital exhibition curating archive material to tell the story of the political career and legacy of Nancy Astor, the first sitting female MP in Britain. While I was researching, I came across some fascinating documents relating to a garden party that Astor held at her riverside country home, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/cliveden\">Cliveden House<\/a>, almost exactly 90 years ago.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The party was organised by the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship (NUSEC) to celebrate the passing of the Equal Franchise Act of 1928, which gave equal voting rights to men AND women over the age of 21. It was a significant development from the 1918 Representation of the People Act that gave some women the vote for the first time, but on restricted terms. This was a huge achievement and an important occasion that deserved a celebration!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/07\/Garden-party-leaflet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3108\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/07\/Garden-party-leaflet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/07\/Garden-party-leaflet.jpg 446w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/07\/Garden-party-leaflet-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>NUSEC Garden Party Leaflet 1928, MS1416\/1\/1\/264<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Attendees were welcomed to the great house by either \u2018all-weather motor coaches\u2019 from London or by train \u2013 timetables were provided to make travelling more convenient. Look at how regular the trains were! Once arriving at the party they could expect \u2018attractions\u2019, outlined in the source below; activities such as hoopla, coconut shies and an American tennis tournament &#8211; what a treat!<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018character reading\u2019 attraction might also have been illuminating considering the inspiring and determined group of women who attended.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/07\/NUSEC-document-Astor-post-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3110\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/07\/NUSEC-document-Astor-post-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/07\/NUSEC-document-Astor-post-1.jpg 1119w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/07\/NUSEC-document-Astor-post-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/07\/NUSEC-document-Astor-post-1-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/07\/NUSEC-document-Astor-post-1-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Letter regarding details of the Garden Party, from K Hancock General Secretary of NUSEC to Miss Goddard, MS1416\/1\/1\/264.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yet more exciting for guests was the opportunity to meet honoured guest Dame Millicent Fawcett, leader of the National Union of Women\u2019s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) \u2013 also known as the suffragists &#8211; and avid campaigner for women\u2019s rights more broadly. Her acceptance letter, below, describes it as a \u201ctreat day\u201d, although she had lost the RSVP address.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/07\/Millicent-Fawcett-letter-Astor-post-cropped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3112\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/07\/Millicent-Fawcett-letter-Astor-post-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"505\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/07\/Millicent-Fawcett-letter-Astor-post-cropped.jpg 1383w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/07\/Millicent-Fawcett-letter-Astor-post-cropped-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/07\/Millicent-Fawcett-letter-Astor-post-cropped-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2018\/07\/Millicent-Fawcett-letter-Astor-post-cropped-1024x793.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Letter from Dame M. Fawcett, 25\/05\/1928, MS1416\/1\/1\/264.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Lady Astor could not be present herself as she was in Plymouth on constituency duty. However, the party was a great success and her hosting of the occasion at Cliveden is an example of her ongoing support for the equal franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Astor\u2019s work and support for the suffrage movement often goes unnoticed. She acted as a conduit between NUSEC and other women\u2019s organisations and an often reluctant Conservative Party. She frequently held meetings for various women\u2019s groups at her London home, 4 St James\u2019s Square, to which she would also invite senior politicians and influencers. This provided a unique opportunity for campaigners to interact with influential people (most often men) helping establish communications that may otherwise have been difficult to facilitate.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the only example of Astor supporting causes directly related to women. Through this internship I have been able to discover many instances where she devoted herself to the development of women\u2019s rights. Let\u2019s remember she was MP for Plymouth Sutton for 26 years &#8211; an incredible achievement for a female MP during the interwar period.<\/p>\n<p>Through this project, with Dr Jacqui Turner and postgraduate researcher Melanie Khuddro, we are researching and curating a digital exhibition to prepare for the centenary celebrations surrounding Astor\u2019s election in 1919, and these documents are just a taster of what\u2019s to come. Make sure you keep an eye out for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/astor100\">ASTOR100<\/a> celebrations next year.<\/p>\n<p><em>A version of this post was first published on the <a href=\"https:\/\/unireadinghistory.com\/2018\/07\/18\/otd-18-07-28\/\">University of Reading history blog<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/history\/about\/staff\/e-j-turner.aspx\">Dr Jacqui Turner<\/a> is the UK&#8217;s expert on Nancy Astor.\u00a0 This year her research has played a significant role in the development of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.uk\/get-involved\/vote-100\/\">VOTE100<\/a>, the UK&#8217;s programme of events to commemorate the centenary of women over 30 getting the vote . Dr Turner\u2019s mission is to \u2018disrupt the male narrative of Parliament\u2019 and encourage a more balanced view of women\u2019s contribution to politics and power throughout history\u00a0&#8211; a theme she explores as a member of the University of Reading&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/research\/theme-heritage-creativity\/rd-history\/history-cluster-gender\">gender history research cluster<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"row-large paddingtop-small pad-sides border-top-light\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>90 years ago this week, Nancy Astor, the first female British MP to take her seat, held a garden party at Cliveden House to celebrate the passing of the Act&#8230;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"&#104;&#116;&#116;&#112;&#115;&#58;&#47;&#47;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#101;&#97;&#114;&#99;&#104;&#46;&#114;&#101;&#97;&#100;&#105;&#110;&#103;&#46;&#97;&#99;&#46;&#117;&#107;&#47;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#101;&#97;&#114;&#99;&#104;&#45;&#98;&#108;&#111;&#103;&#47;&#50;&#48;&#49;&#56;&#47;&#48;&#55;&#47;&#49;&#57;&#47;&#97;&#109;&#101;&#114;&#105;&#99;&#97;&#110;&#45;&#116;&#101;&#110;&#110;&#105;&#115;&#45;&#99;&#111;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#117;&#116;&#45;&#115;&#104;&#105;&#101;&#115;&#45;&#97;&#110;&#100;&#45;&#109;&#105;&#108;&#108;&#105;&#99;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#45;&#102;&#97;&#119;&#99;&#101;&#116;&#116;&#45;&#97;&#45;&#103;&#97;&#114;&#100;&#101;&#110;&#45;&#112;&#97;&#114;&#116;&#121;&#45;&#105;&#100;&#45;&#108;&#105;&#107;&#101;&#45;&#116;&#111;&#45;&#104;&#97;&#118;&#101;&#45;&#97;&#116;&#116;&#101;&#110;&#100;&#101;&#100;&#47;\">Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[86,87,193,441,841,855,918,935],"class_list":["post-3106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heritage-creativity","tag-astor-archive","tag-astor100","tag-cliveden","tag-history","tag-special-collections","tag-suffragettes","tag-urop","tag-vote100"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - 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