TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lovell-Smith,Margaret
TI  - Plain living, high thinking: the family story of Jennie and Will Lovell-Smith 
SN  - 0473030330
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Christchurch [New Zealand]
PB  - Pedmore Press
KW  - Lovell-Smith family
KW  - Smith family
KW  - Lovell-Smith, Will,
KW  - Lovell-Smith, Jennie,
KW  - Sheppard, Kate,
KW  - New Zealand Women's Christian Temperance Union
KW  - Methodists
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Christchurch
KW  - History
KW  - Feminism
KW  - Women
KW  - Suffrage
KW  - Genealogy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-175) and index; A note about names -- Family tree -- In search of a new society -- Methodism and music -- Family life -- Working for the women's movement -- "The white ribbon" : 'owned, edited, and managed by women' -- 'Rightful & natural living' -- Auntie Kate and the family -- Women's work -- The men in the family -- Carrying on the tradition -- Family trees
N2  - "Begins with Will Smith's arrival in Christchurch in 1860 as a seven year old boy and goes on to describe the lives and careers of his ten children. Along the way the book examines the lifestyle of Jennie and Will Lovell-Smith at 'Westcote' and 'Midway' - including the couple's intriguing relationship with suffrage leader, Kate Sheppard. Central to the family ethos was a strong involvement in the Methodist church, a fervent adherence to a temperance lifestyle and a love of music. The 1880s saw the family develop an interest in Fabian socialism and a belief in women's equality. The family printing business, established in Christchurch in the 1870s, helped give voice to their religious and political beliefs. These found fullest expression in the family's work for the women's franchise movement and the establishment of the White Ribbon magazine - a monthly, and very feminist publication of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Jennie and Will Lovell-Smith's daughters aspired to carry on their parents' work for women, while the men in the family developed their artistic leanings. This book is more than simply a family history. It is also about Canterbury: touching on its politics, religion, art and music. Above all, it tells from a unique perspective the story of the developing women's movement from the 1880s to the 1960s"--Page 4 of cover
ER  -