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Many of the arguments against women voting seem absurd to us today – but things weren’t always quite so obvious to everyone. “Votes For Women!” is a collection of three one-act plays that were written by campaigners to reveal these absurdities with wit and sarcasm.

“Anti-suffrage Waxworks” provides a very tongue-in-cheek introduction to the stereotypical characters that often appeared in the discourse of the time. “How the Vote Was Won” asks what would happen if women really were to do as they’ve been told: to give up their jobs and careers, stay at home, and be supported by their male relatives. “Lady Geraldine’s Speech” wonders whether the anti-suffragists might actually be converting more people to the cause than the campaigners themselves….

Although these plays date from 1909, there are some aspects of them that are sadly still relevant today in all manner of political discourse.

THE PLAYS “Anti-suffrage Waxworks” adapted by Zachariah Chamberlaine from ideas by Cicely Hamilton and Naomi Paxton “Lady Geraldine’s Speech” by Beatrice Harraden, adapted by Zachariah Chamberlaine “How the Vote Was Won” by Cicely Hamilton & Christopher St John