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Noted Socalist, women's rights, and trade union activist during the late 1800's and early 1900's. Member of the Secular Society; wrote and published her own book advocating birth control entitled The Laws of Population.
Was one of Britain's leading writers on culture. Became interested in politics. In his books he argued against competition and self-interest and advocated a form of Christian Socialism. (1819-1900)
Movement which advocated socialism on religious and moral grounds.
First Marxist political group in Britain. Includes brief history and commentaries.
Socialist debating group formed in 1884. Includes brief history and commentaries.
Formed when a few members of the Social Democratic Federation decided to leave the SDF. Published a manifesto that advocated revolutionary international socialism. The group also produced its own journal, Commonweal. Organization disbanded in 1901.
Formed in 1893, under the leadership of Keir Hardie. Features brief history and commentaries. Includes excerpts from various writers.
Features brief history, total votes and percentages in general elections covering the years from 1900-1987. Includes posters and short commentaries.
Published by Henry Hetherington in 1831 and closely associated with the National Union of the Working Classes. Argued that the real struggle was for universal suffrage. Ceased publication in 1835.
Radical journal first published as Sherwin's Political Register in 1817 by Richard Carlile, a journalist. After full report of the Peterloo Massacre, Carlile changed the journal's name. He was guilty of blasphemy and seditious libel. Sentenced to three years in prison, he continued to write and edit from his prison cell.
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