Votes for Women: The Virago Book of Suffragettes - Softcover

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9781860498961: Votes for Women: The Virago Book of Suffragettes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1860498965 ISBN 13: 9781860498961

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group, 2003

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 pelted with eggs. These women were clever and determined, knew the power of humor and surprise, and exhibited "unladylike" passion and bravery. Joyce Marlow's anthology is lively, comprehensive, surprising, and triumphant.

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About the Author:

Joyce Marlow was born and grew up 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.

Review:

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

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