Bibliography: Muriel Matters

Muriel Matters Resources

Muriel’s Published Material (Selection Only)

Baily, L. (with Matters, M.). (1966). Leslie Baily’s BBC scrapbooks. British Broadcasting Corporation & George Allen and Unwim Ltd. http://archive.org/details/bwb_KR-623-457
Matters, M. & Friends Peace Committee. (1915). The False Mysticism of War: An Address given at Devonshire House, Bishopsgate, on June 30th, 1915. Headley Brothers. https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/220009310

Biographical Accounts of Muriel’s Life (Selection Only)

Online Resources

Doughan, D. (2004). Porter, Muriel Lilah Matters- [née Muriel Lilah Matters] (1877–1969), suffragist and feminist. In Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2015 Version). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/63878
Gosse, F. (1986). Muriel Lilah Matters (1877–1969). In Australian Dictionary of Biography (Volume 10—Lat-Ner: 1891-1939) (Online Republication, Vol. 10). National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/matters-muriel-lilah-7522
Wikipedia Community. (n.d.). Muriel Matters. In Wikipedia. Retrieved 24 September 2024, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muriel_Matters&oldid=1221411081

Books

Andrews, M., & Lomas, J. (2018). Hidden Heroines: The Forgotten Suffragettes. Crowood. https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/1076801152
Atkinson, D. (1989). Votes for Women. Cambridge University Press. https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/19742394
Bedford, F. E., Hartstone, J., Schrama, A., Brewer, L., Wood, M., Lusk, J., Noble, G., & Bucalo, I. (2018). A Soapbox for Democracy (Theatre Program). The Muriel Matters Society Inc. https://catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au/record=b3195462
Cartwright, C. (2013). Burning to Get the Vote The Women’s Suffrage Movement in Central Buckinghamshire, 1904-1914. Legend Times Group. https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/859443506
Crawford, E. (2001). The Women’s Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide, 1866-1928. Routledge. https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/222752767
Fulford, R. (with Internet Archive). (1957). Votes for Women: The Story of a Struggle. Faber and Faber. http://archive.org/details/votesforwomen0000unse
Liddington, J. (2014). Vanishing for the vote: Suffrage, Citizenship and the Battle for the Census. Manchester University Press. https://doi.org/10.7228/manchester/9780719087486.001.0001
Matthew, H. C. G., & Harrison, B. (2004). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Volume 44—Phelps-Poston) (Vol. 44). Oxford University Press. http://archive.org/details/isbn_0198613946
Nairn, B., Serle, G., & Cunneen, C. (Eds.). (1986). Australian Dictionary of Biography (Volume 10—Lat-Ner: 1891-1939) (Vol. 10). Melbourne University Press. https://archive.org/details/australiandictio0010unse/page/n5/mode/2up
Reilly, E. (2022). Sheilas: Badass Women of Australian History. Macmillan Australia. https://search.worldcat.org/title/1285073602
Richards, J. (2009). A History of Airships. The History Press. http://archive.org/details/historyofairship0000rich
Roberts, D. (with Feimster, C. N.). (2018). Suffragette: The Battle for Equality. Walker Books US, a division of Candlewick Press. https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/1298705234
Scott, M. (2018). How Australia Led the Way: Dora Meeson Coates and British Suffrage (Revised edition). Arcadia, Australian Scholarly Publishing. https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/62537834
Snellgrove, L. E. (1976). Suffragettes and Votes for Women. Longman. http://archive.org/details/suffragettesvote0000snel_e7z2
Snowden, C. (2020). Muriel Matters: That Daring Australian Girl. Muriel Matters Society Inc., The. https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/1241711514
Strachey, R. (1928). The Cause: A Short History of the Women’s Movement in Great Britain (1978 Print). Virago Press. http://archive.org/details/causeshorthistor0000stra
The Muriel Matters Society Inc.: You can be part of history too!! (2014). The Muriel Matters Society Inc.
Wainwright, R. (with Internet Archive). (2017). Miss Muriel Matters: The Fearless Suffragist who fought for Equality. London : Allen & Unwin. http://archive.org/details/missmurielmatter0000wain_o8v4
Wright, C. A. (2018). You daughters of freedom: The Australians who won the vote and inspired the world. Text Publishing. https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/1037809229

Research Papers

Anderson, Steven (2009). ‘The Born Agitator: A Study Into the Life of Muriel Matters’. Unpulished Research Paper. The University of Adelaide. (Available through the Society)
Anderson, S. (2013). The accidental suffragist from Australia: Muriel Matters and the political advancement of British women. Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, 99(1), 36. https://search.informit.org/documentSummary;dn=491670768604999;res=IELHSS
Brooks, David (2008). Research Paper #4784 Muriel Matters: South Australian Suffragist, 1877-1969. South Australian Parliamentary Library. (Available through the Society)
Scott, M. (2003). How Australia led the way: Dora Meeson Coates and British Suffrage [Research Monograph]. https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/05_2012/meeson_suffrage04.pdf
Whitehead, K. (2021). The teacher educator and the suffragist: Lillian de Lissa and Muriel Matters’ activism in Australia and the United Kingdom. History of Education, 50(6), 820–836. https://doi.org/10.1080/0046760X.2021.1906457

Films and Other Media

Bible, S. (Director). (2013). Muriel Matters (TV Movie) [Historical Documentary; Streaming]. Ronin Films. https://www.kanopy.com/en/westtorrens/video/109399
Matters, M. (Guest). (1939). BBC Scrapbook: Muriel Matters [M4A]. In Scrapbook. British Broadcasting Corporation; BBC Archives. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p04hcv7g
Associated British Pictures Corporation. (1935). ‘The Grille Protest’ Royal Cavalcade Votes for Women Segment (1935) [YouTube]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo4IdZnwR3A