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Paperback. Ada Salter's pioneering role in the socialist politics of the early twentieth century has, in past accounts of the period, been marginalised in favour of the work of her husband Dr Alfred Salter. Yet years before the 'Bermondsey Revolution' Ada had worked out nearly all of its ideas from her experience in the women's movement and as President of th Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Ada Salter's pioneering role in the socialist politics of the early twentieth century has, in past accounts of the period, been marginalised in favour of the work of her husband Dr Alfred Salter. Yet years before the 'Bermondsey Revolution' Ada had worked out nearly all of its ideas from her experience in the women's movement and as President of the Women's Labour League. Afterwards, it was Ada on the LCC who spread ground-breaking ideas on urban development all over London and, as Chair of the National Gardens Guild, all over Britain. By foregrounding Ada - more rooted in ... Read more
Ada Salter's pioneering role in the socialist politics of the early twentieth century has, in past accounts of the period, been marginalised in favour of the work of her husband Dr Alfred Salter. Yet years before the 'Bermondsey Revolution' Ada had worked out nearly all of its ideas from her experience in the women's movement and as President of the Women's Labour League. Afterwards, it was Ada on the LCC who spread ground-breaking ideas on urban development all over London and, as Chair of the National Gardens Guild, all over Britain. By foregrounding Ada - more rooted in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Lawrence and Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
375g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910448014
SKU
V9781910448014
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Ref
99-1
About Taylor Graham
Graham Taylor did a degree in Modern History, then worked in industry and later as a lecturer in further and higher education. He has written extensively on the history of the labour movement in journals such as Marxism Today and New Times, and co-authored Grunwick: the Workers' Story and Politics and Power.
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