"A Few Years Hence"

Title"A Few Years Hence"
Year for Search1895
Authors[Jones], [Lucy M.]
Tertiary AuthorsLux, [pseud.]
Secondary TitleA Secret of the Sea and Other Colonial Stories
Pagination397-411
Date Published1895
PublisherSimpson & Williams
Place PublishedChristchurch, New Zealand
KeywordsAotearoa New Zealand author, Female author
Annotation

Set in 1922 and 1923 showing the effect of women gaining the vote. On the whole presented negatively, suggesting that women are not suited for political life, but the reforms put through by women are generally presented positively, particularly dress reform and temperance.

Pseudonym

Lux [pseud.]

Holding Institutions

ATL

Author Note

Aotearoa/New Zealand female author

Full Text

1895 [Jones, Lucy M.]. “A Few Years Hence.” In her A Secret of the Sea and Other Colonial Stories. By Lux [pseud.] (Christchurch, New Zealand: Simpson & Williams/London: Grant Richards, 1895), 397-411. ATL

Set in 1922 and 1923 showing the effect of women gaining the vote. On the whole presented negatively, suggesting that women are not suited for political life, but the reforms put through by women are generally presented positively, particularly dress reform and temperance. Aotearoa/New Zealand female author.