The Pankhursts: The History of One Radical FamilyThe suffragettes outraged Victorian society but their personal lives were just as dramatic as their public actions. In this gripping and incisive account of the Pankhursts, Martin Pugh reveals the full story behind this unique family: Emmeline, the domineering mother; Christabel, the favourite daughter, who became an Adventist and admirer of Mussolini; Sylvia, the 'scarlet woman'; adn Adela, banished to Australia after a bitter rift. |
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Contents
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Every Struggling Cause 187984 | 16 |
Upwardly Mobile 188592 | 31 |
The Making of a Political Leader 18938 | 57 |
The Emergence of Christabel 18981903 | 80 |
He Ought to be a Woman for | 99 |
Militancy Begins 19056 I2 I | 121 |
Democracy Versus Dictatorship 19078 | 148 |
Revolution and Reaction 191718 32 4 | 324 |
Available for Work 191921 | 351 |
The Second Coming 19225 | 377 |
Unmarried Mother 19268 | 397 |
Passing into History 192934 | 412 |
Fascism and AntiFascism 19359 | 431 |
For War and Peace 193945 | 450 |
Corners of a Foreign Field 194561 | 466 |
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| Title | The Pankhursts: The History of One Radical Family |
| Author | Martin Pugh |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Random House, 2013 |
| ISBN | 1448162688, 9781448162680 |
| Length | 576 pages |
| Subjects | › › › Biography & Autobiography / Historical Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists History / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century History / Europe / Great Britain / General History / General History / Modern / 20th Century / General History / Women |
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