My Own Story : Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture Suffragette

from john257hopper

This is the autobiography of the great suffragette leader, written on the eve of the First World War when the struggle for women's right to vote was not yet won, and just at the time when she had a great falling out with her daughter Sylvia and others over some of the militant tactics of the Wome...

from eglinton

Careful account of the defiant campaign for extending the vote to women, written whilst the issue was still live. As this memoir was written largely for an American readership, Mrs Pankhurst takes the trouble to explain some of the parliamentary and political nuances, and this proves useful for u...

from MickyFine

Emmeline Pankhurst's memoir of her experiences in the suffrage movement in Britain is a fascinating window into the experiences of women who fought for their right to vote. Pankhurst briefly recounts her upbringing and her family's encouragement of her involvement in social issues but the majorit...