Binding: Paperback
Description: Emmeline Pankhurst was perhaps the most influential woman of the twentieth century. Today her name is synonymous with the 'votes for women campaign and she is remembered as the most brave and inspirational suffrage leader in history. In this absorbing account of her life both before and after the campaign for women's suffrage June Purvis documents her early political work her active role within the suffrage movement and her role as a wife and mother within her family. This fascinating full - length biography of Emmeline Pankhurst the first for nearly seventy years draws upon new approaches to feminist biography to place her within the context of her family and friends. It is based upon an unrivalled range of primary sources including personal interviews with her surviving family.
Title: Emmeline Pankhurst A Biography
Author(s): Purvis June (University Of Portsmouth Uk)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415325936
Pages: 480 Pages
Publication Date: 9/18/2003
Category: Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900