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‘Another Word for Suicide’

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In December 1896, a few days after Christmas, Grace marries Harold. Most women of Grace’s generation expect to marry although, in socialist circles particularly, the institution is under increasing scrutiny.

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Robson, J. (2016). ‘Another Word for Suicide’. In: Radical Reformers and Respectable Rebels. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137311849_6

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