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Mrs Pankhurst's Purple Feather

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Mrs Pankhurst's Purple Feather

Tessa Boase
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'Shocking and entertaining. The surprising story of the campaigning women who changed Britain.' Virginia Nicholson

'Full of fascinating historical detail and colourful characters... A great story, beautifully told.' Kate Humble

When Mrs Pankhurst stormed the House of Commons with her crack squad of militant suffragettes in 1908, she wore on her hat a voluptuous purple feather. This is the intriguing story behind that feather.

Twelve years before the suffragette movement began dominating headlines, a very different women's campaign captured the public imagination. Its aim was radical: to stamp out the fashion for feathers in hats. Leading the fight was a character just as heroic as Emmeline Pankhurst, but with opposite beliefs. Her name was Etta Lemon, and she was anti-fashion, anti-feminist – and anti-suffrage.

Mrs Lemon has been forgotten by history, but her mighty society lives on. Few, today, are aware that Britain's biggest conservation charity,...

Tahun:
2018
Penerbit:
MBI
Bahasa:
english
ISBN:
4002C127-4AF9-4CA8-8F8B-24A579349D1C
Fail:
MOBI , 8.62 MB
IPFS:
CID , CID Blake2b
english, 2018
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