Marital discord takes many forms. But that between Edward Maund and his wife Eleonora has gone down in history as a fascinating symbol of the power of early day feminism.
At the beginning of the last century, after 36-year-old Eleonora defied Edward’s will and embarrassed his status as the head of the household, her husband made his anger very public.
Eleonora was one of thousands of women now known as ‘Census evaders’. They used the opportunity of the 1911 Census to protest about Edwardian society’s mistreatment of women.
Thousands of women are now known as ‘Census evaders’. They used the opportunity of the 1911 Census to protest about Edwardian society’s mistreatment of women