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Queen Victoria is most anxious to enlist everyone who can speak or write to join in checking this mad wicked folly of womens rights, with all its attendant horrors, on which her poor sex is bent - 1870It 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 Marlows anthology is lively, comprehensive, surprising and triumphant.About the Author: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.
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Vânzător: Elefant.ro
Brand: Virago Press (uk)
