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Ellen Wilkinson: From Red Suffragist to Government Minister
Paula Bartley
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Description for Ellen Wilkinson: From Red Suffragist to Government Minister
Paperback. Charts the life and career of notable socialist, suffragist and Labour government minister, Ellen Wilkinson. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
Ellen Wilkinson was a key radical figure in the 20th century British socialist and feminist movement, a woman of passionate energy who was involved in most of the major struggles of her time.
Born in October 1891 into a working-class textile family, Wilkinson was involved in women's suffrage, helped found the British Communist Party, led the Labour Party's anti-fascist campaign, headed the iconic Jarrow Crusade and was the first female Minister of Education.
In this lively and engaging biography, Paula Bartley charts the political life of this extraordinary campaigner who went from ... Read more
Ellen Wilkinson was a key radical figure in the 20th century British socialist and feminist movement, a woman of passionate energy who was involved in most of the major struggles of her time.
Born in October 1891 into a working-class textile family, Wilkinson was involved in women's suffrage, helped found the British Communist Party, led the Labour Party's anti-fascist campaign, headed the iconic Jarrow Crusade and was the first female Minister of Education.
In this lively and engaging biography, Paula Bartley charts the political life of this extraordinary campaigner who went from ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Revolutionary Lives
Condition
New
Weight
185g
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745332376
SKU
V9780745332376
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99-50
About Paula Bartley
Paula Bartley is an independent scholar and former Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Wolverhampton. She is the author of Ellen Wilkinson (Pluto, 2014) Votes for Women (2007), Emmeline Pankhurst (2002) and The Changing Role of Women (1996). Her work has appeared in the American Historical Review, Social History, Midland History and Women's History Review.
Reviews for Ellen Wilkinson: From Red Suffragist to Government Minister
'A passionate case for the relevance of 'Red Ellen' to the twenty-first century'
Karen Hunt, Professor of Modern British History, Keele University 'Paula Bartley shines a dazzling light on the life of 'Red' Ellen Wilkinson, a pioneering feminist and socialist Member of Parliament'
Diane Atkinson, author of 'The Criminal Conversation of Mrs Norton' 'Perfectly captures the essence of ... Read more
Karen Hunt, Professor of Modern British History, Keele University 'Paula Bartley shines a dazzling light on the life of 'Red' Ellen Wilkinson, a pioneering feminist and socialist Member of Parliament'
Diane Atkinson, author of 'The Criminal Conversation of Mrs Norton' 'Perfectly captures the essence of ... Read more