Votes For Women!: The Pioneers and Heroines of Female Suffrage (from the pages of A History of Britain in 21 Women)

Votes For Women!: The Pioneers and Heroines of Female Suffrage (from the pages of A History of Britain in 21 Women)

by JenniMurray (Author), Jenni Murray (Author), Jenni Murray (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 144
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Published: 05 Feb 2018

ISBN 10: 1786074753
ISBN 13: 9781786074751

Media Reviews
`Celebrates the defiant spirit of Britain's groundbreaking heroines' * Daily Mail *
`The perfect introduction to the female pioneers who spearheaded the women's movement and the fight for women's suffrage.' * Vintage Life *
Author Bio
Jenni Murray is a journalist and broadcaster who has presented BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour since 1987. 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 Barnet, North London, and the Peak District.