Suffragettes

The Fight for Votes for Women

Joyce Marlow

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English

Little Brown
10 November 2015

History; British & Irish history; Social & cultural history; Gender studies: women; Civil rights & citizenship

Queen Victoria is most anxious to enlist everyone who can speak or write to join in checking this mad wicked folly of women's rights, with all its attendant horrors, on which her poor sex is bent' - 1870

It was a bloody and dangerous war lasting several decades, won finally by sheer will and determination in 1928. Drawing on extracts from diaries, newspapers, letters, journals and books, Joyce Marlow has pieced together this inspiring, poignant and exciting history using the voices of the women themselves. Some of the people and events are well-known, but Marlow has gone beyond the obvious, particularly beyond London, to show us the ordinary women - middle and working-class, who had the breathtaking courage to stand up and be counted - or just as likely hectored, or pelted with eggs. These women were clever and determined, knew the power of humour and surprise and exhibited 'unladylike' passion and bravery.

Joyce Marlow's anthology is lively, comprehensive, surprising and triumphant.

By: Joyce Marlow
Imprint: Little Brown
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 250g
ISBN: 9780349007748
ISBN 10: 0349007748
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 10 November 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joyce Marlow was born and bred in Manchester. She started her working life as an actress before turning to full-time writing. She is the author of THE VIRAGO BOOK OF WOMEN AND THE GREAT WAR. Married with two sons she lives in the High Peak district of Derbyshire.

Reviews for Suffragettes: The Fight for Votes for Women

A cleverly assembled patchwork of press cuttings, diary entries and journal extracts comes together here to make up a colourful and moving narrative of the women's suffrage movement - Scotsman A] fascinating anthology... what makes it so interesting is not just the coverage of the main events...but the lesser known details. - The Times