| Emmeline Pankhurst Contributor(s): Bartley, Paula (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415206510 ISBN-13: 9780415206518 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2002 Annotation: Emmeline Pankhurst was one of the most fascinating and controversial women in British political history of the 20th century. Notorious for her militant actions, she fought for women's suffrage, later worked for the war effort and was transformed into a popular heroine. This new biography traces Pankhurst's development from her familial and friendship circle, through her married and working life, her engagement as a suffragette and increasing militancy. Paula Bartley uses new archival material to assess whether Pankhurst should be seen as a heroine or a tyrant, a conservative or a progressive. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Biography & Autobiography | Political |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2002068319 |
| Series: Routledge Historical Biographies |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.32" W x 7.68" (0.73 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this well-structured, fluent and lively account, Paula Bartley uses new archival material to assess whether Pankhurst should be seen as a heroine or a tyrant, a conservative or a progressive. Emmeline Pankhurst was the most prominent campaigner for the women's right to vote and was transformed into a popular heroine of the early twentieth century. Early in life she was attracted to socialism, she grew into an entrenched and militant suffragette and ended up as a Conservative Party candidate. This new biography examines the guiding principles that underpinned all of Emmeline Pankhurst's actions, and places her achievements within a wider social and political context. |