Bøker av E. Sylvia Pankhurst

First published in 1911, "The Suffragette - The History of The Women's Militant Suffrage Movement - 1905-1910" is an account of the progress and happenings of the Militant Women's Suffrage Movement by Emmeline Pankhurst, outlining both the steps by which the movement grew and the motives and ideas that animated its promoters. This volume offers a fascinating insight into the origins and struggles of the British suffragette movement and is not to be missed by those with an interest in suffragism and women's history. Contents include: "The Early Days", "The Beginning of the Militant Tactics", "The General Election of 1906", "January to May, 1906", "May to August, 1906", "October to November, 1906", "November, 1906, to February, 1907", etc. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) was a British political activist who organised the British suffragette movement and helped women attain voting rights. "Time" magazine named Pankhurst one of the 100 most important people of the 20th century in 1999.

In 1903, Emmeline Pankhurst founded the Women''s Social and Political Union, a militant organization dedicated to achieving women''s suffrage. Its radical approach, consisting of stone-throwing, window-breaking, arson, and physical confrontation with authorities. The History of the Women''s Suffrage was written at a time when it was in the very forefront of British politics and offers an insider''s perspective on the motives and ideals that inspired its leaders and followers. When the long struggle for the enfranchisement of women is over, those who read the history of the movement will wonder at the blindness that led the Government of the day to obstinately resist so simple and obvious a measure of justice. A passionate love of freedom, a strong desire to do social service and an intense sympathy for the unfortunate, together, made the movement possible.

The story of one of Britain's most famous radicals visiting the 'Land of the Free'