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Loading... Votes for Women (Double Take) (2003)by Belinda Hollyer
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This is the story of the Suffrage movement from the points-of-view of the two key players, Sylvia Pankhurst and the British Prime Minister of the day, Herbert Henry Asquith. These opposing views in the story are told in alternate chapters. Both figures were passionate, courageous and each believed in the correctness of their stand. The story begins in the years before the first World War and on into the militant years after the war when hunger strikes, force-feeding, imprisonment and violent reactions to street marches became common practice. ( ) no reviews | add a review
There are always two sides to every story and the story of the Suffrage movement is a classic case. Using the alternating perspectives of two key players, Sylvia Pankhurst and Herbert Asquith, Belinda Hollyer brings this vividly to life through the passions and conflicts of real historical figures. It is a gripping story of a remarkable triumph of courage and determination over strenuous, often violent, opposition. The story begins before the First World War with the militant years of hunger strikes, force-feeding, and the cat-and-mouse tactics of the suffragette leaders... No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)324.6230941Social sciences Political Science The political process Suffrage, Voting Rights, Voting and Electoral Systems Suffrage exploration History, geographic treatment, biography Europe British IslesRatingAverage:
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