‘Celebrates the defiant spirit of Britain’s groundbreaking heroines’
Votes For Women!
The Pioneers and Heroines of Female Suffrage (from the pages of A History of Britain in 21 Women)
Description
Mary Wollstonecraft, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Millicent Fawcett, Emmeline Pankhurst, Constance Markievicz, Nancy Astor
They terrorised the establishment.
They fought for the vote.
They pushed back boundaries and revolutionised our world.
For the hundredth anniversary of the historic moment the franchise was finally extended to women, here is a selection of suffragette and suffragist activists and pioneering MPs from the pages of Jenni Murray’s bestselling A History of Britain in 21 Women. Set against the backdrop of a world where equality is still to be achieved, it is a vital reminder of the great women who fought for change.
Genres
Pages144
Released2018
LanguageEnglish
PublisherOneworld Publications
ISBN9781786074768
SellerSimon & Schuster
About the author(s)
Jenni Murray is a journalist and former presenter of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. She is the author of several books, including A History of Britain in 21 Women and Memoirs of a Not So Dutiful Daughter. She lives in Hampstead Garden Suburb, north London, and the Peak District.
Reviews
‘The perfect introduction to the female pioneers who spearheaded the women’s movement and the fight for women’s suffrage.’
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