| 101 Things You Need to Know about Suffragettes Contributor(s): Andrews, Maggie (Author), Lomas, Janis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0750988843 ISBN-13: 9780750988841 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Women - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| LCCN: 2020414049 |
| Physical Information: 160 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Suffragettes learned jiu-jitsu, repelled policemen with their hatpins, burnt down football stadiums and planted bombs. They rented a house near to Holloway Prison and sang rebel anthems to the Suffragettes inside. They barricaded themselves into their homes to repulse tax collectors. They arranged mass runs on Parliament. They had themselves posted to the Prime Minister, getting as far as the door of No. 10. Indomitable older members applied for gun licences to scare the government into thinking they were planning a revolution.Rebels. Warriors. Princesses. Prisoners. Pioneers. Here are 101 of the most extraordinary facts about Suffragettes that you need to know. |