Book
The Very Salt of Life: Welsh Women's Political Writings from Chartism to Suffrage
Rose Mary's Anthology: Where Herstories Bloom is a curated collection of books celebrating women’s stories, experiences and achievements. Inspired by Rose Mary Crawshay’s legacy of libraries, learning and access to knowledge, the collection complements the physical Herstories installation designed to travel across Merthyr Libraries. The reading collection allows visitors to explore the themes of the installation further, discovering new perspectives and stories and creating a growing anthology where women’s voices can continue to bloom.
A vivid account in their own words of the diverse political struggles of women in nineteenth and early twentieth-century Wales. Contributors include female Chartists, patriotic defenders of Wales and its language, feminists working for women's equality within religious and educational institutions and temperance campaigners, among many more.
Available in Merthyr Central Library.