The Suffragettes: In Pictures
Book by Diane Atkinson
DETAILS
Publisher : The History Press; Reprint edition (November 1, 2010) Language : English Paperback : 224 pages ISBN-10 : 0752457969 ISBN-13 : 978-0752457963 Item Weight : 1.32 pounds Dimensions : 6.5 x 0.6 x 10 inches Best Sellers Rank: #3,899,355 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #6,589 in Civil Rights & Liberties (Books) #9,371 in European Politics Books #10,586 in Photography History , Presenting a vivid picture of Suffragette life, this book draws extensively on the little-known but important Suffragette Fellowship Collection of archive photographs, newspapers, personal correspondence, artifacts, and memoirs The strength of this book is its rare images of the Suffragette campaign leading to the outbreak of World War I. It also documents leading personalities in the Suffragette movement, such as Emmeline Pankhurst, Annie Kenney, and Emily Wilding Davison; the behind-the-scenes activities at the Women's Social and Political Union; their public propaganda work; the brilliant set-piece demonstrations; and the escalation of militancy from "pestering the politicians" to burning down buildings and attacking works of art. The book also explores what happened to these incredible women after their war was won and the vote was granted to them. Read more
REVIEW
2018 will mark 100 years since women got the vote in England. I like this smaller format version since the illustrations appear clearer and less grainy. It is an essential buy if you are looking for original archival images of the suffragettes and it includes a superb portrait of my favourite suffragette, Annie Kenney plus little quotes of hers from her 1924 autobiography 'Memories of a Militant'. There is also a portrait of her sister, Jessie. Some of the illustrations (from old press photographs) which I particularly like are: the front of The Woman's Press (it was 'woman's press then not women's press) shop at 156 Charing Cross Road, the duplicating office at Clement's Inn, a suffragette exercising in the yard at Holloway prison, the Fulham & Putney WSPU shop at 905 Fulham Road in 1910, the portrait of Christabel Pankhurst and many more. I also like the colour section depicting banners, brooches, posters and the cover of 'Votes for Women' 1909. For me it is a gem, well worth the money, and by the way, in case you may have forgotten or never knew - in Britain women over 30 were given the vote in 1918 but women over 21 did not get the vote until 1928. It is also important to note that prior to 1918 only 60% of British men were entitled to vote, the entitlement before 1918 being restricted to men of property.
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