June Purvis (UK University of Portsmouth)

Emmeline Pankhurst

A Biography

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Produktbeschreibung

Emmeline Pankhurst was perhaps the most influential woman of the twentieth century. This fascinating full-length biography draws upon new approaches to feminist biography to place her within the context of her family and friends.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. September 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 156mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 718g
• ISBN-13: 9780415325936
• ISBN-10: 0415325935
• Artikelnr.: 21591832

Autorenporträt

June Purvis

Inhaltsangabe

1. Childhood and Young Womanhood 2. Marriage and entry in to Political life
3. Political Hostess 4. Social and public Representative 5. Widowhood and
Employment 6. Foundation and early years of WSPU 7. To London 8. Autocrat
of the WSPU? 9. Emmeline and Christabel 10. 'A New and More Heroic Plane.'
11. Personal Sorrow and Fortitude 12. The Truce Renewed 13. The Women's
Revolution 14. Break with the Pethick Lawrences 15. Honorary Treasurer of
the WSPU and Agitator 16. Prisoner of the Cat and Mouse Act 17. Ousting of
Sylvia and a Fresh Start for Adela 18. Fugitive 19. War work and a second
Family 20. War Emissary to Russia: Emmeline versus the Bolsheviks 21.
Leader of the Women's Party 22. Lecturer in North America and Defender of
the British Empire 23. Last Years: Conservative Parliamentary candidate.
24. Niche in History.