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Book

Death in ten minutes : the forgotten life of radical suffragette Kitty Marion

Call Number

  • 921 M3413R (CEN)

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Edition

Paperback edition.

Publication Information

London : Hodder, 2019.

Physical Description

viii, 348 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Summary

This title uncovers the story of radical suffragette Kitty Marion, told through never before seen personal diaries in Kitty's own hand. Kitty Marion was sent across the country by the Pankhurst family to carry out a nationwide campaign of bombings and arson attacks, as women fought for the vote using any means necessary. But in the aftermath of World War One, the dangerous and revolutionary actions of Kitty and other militant suffragettes were quickly hushed up and disowned by the previously proud movement, and the women who carried out these attacks were erased from our history. Here their untold story is brought back to life.

Notes

"First published in Great Britain in 2018 by Hodder & Stoughton"--Title page verso.

Contents

  • A vindication of the rights of woman
  • An escape
  • 'What soul-satisfying exhilarations'
  • Love & lies
  • `Now I was awake'
  • Death in ten minutes
  • No surrender!
  • Betrayal takes many forms
  • Sex: a woman's choice
  • Kitty's legacy - 100 years on.

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