| Description | This section contains correspondence sent to Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury relating to her campaign to be elected as the Liberal Party Member of Parliament for the Kings Norton ward in 1923. Letters of support from both men and women feature in this section including correspondence from relations, friends, campaign supporters in Bournville and Selly Oak and prominent admirers from further afield such as Thomas Robinson Ferrens (1827-1930). The section also includes letters which were sent offering sympathy to Taylor Cadbury following her election defeat such as correspondence from the Selly Oak Women's Liberal Association. The letters written to Taylor Cadbury by women illustrate the prominent active role which women played in local politics during this period and also women's increasing national political influence. A number of letters provide an insight into the personal political views of their writers and feature comments about the contemporary political situation, many reflecting local support for the Liberal party. |