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Suffragette
- My Own Story
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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Summary
The gripping memoir of the leader of the British suffragette movement who was named by Time as one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century
With insight and great wit, Emmeline Pankhurst's autobiography chronicles the beginnings of her interest in feminism through to her militant and controversial fight for women's right to vote. While Emmeline received a good education, attending an all-girls school and being expected to conform to social norms, she rebelled against conventional women's roles. At the age of 14 a meeting of women's rights activists sparked a lifelong passion in her to fight for women's freedom and she would later claim that it was on that day she became a suffragist. As one after another of the proposed feminist bills were defeated in parliament, Pankhurst was inspired to turn to extreme actions. While she was the figurehead of the suffragette movement, it advocated some controversial tactics such as arson, violent protest, and hunger strikes. Even today there is still debate about the effectiveness of her extreme strategies, but her work is recognized as a crucial element in achieving women's suffrage in Britain. Her mantle was taken up by her daughters and granddaughter with her legacy still very much alive today.
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- Leanne
- 26-06-16
loved it
A really good book, it was a great insight. however the reader is a little excitable.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-03-22
Moving, informative ... also very sad
excellent , moving .Really got me thinking .. made me angry at all the weak, ignorant men through time and grateful at the same time to all the women that suffered so that we could be treated fairly as should be .. as God intended.
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- Michele A Walsh
- 07-03-18
A Must-Read for All Women
Loved it. Written with passion for a cause that revolutionised the lives of women. 100 years old and the ideas of equality live on. An amazing book.
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- Chiz Bitz
- 28-09-20
How we got our rights
Attention all women, read how we won our rights and let it inspire you to stand up and speak up.... especially now!!!
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- D. Macnaughtan
- 05-08-24
The bravery and determination of the women.
The readers voice was extremely annoying. The content was repetitive and not read well .
There was no flow to the book.
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- Sandra
- 24-10-24
Should have been better
The story is obviously very interesting however I could not listen to all of it as the narrators voice was very irritating. If the posh accent was more natural it would have been better.
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- Victoria Roberts
- 10-07-16
Could not listwn
I'm sure the book is great but I couldn't listen to it because of the narrators voice, was really looking forward to this such a shame
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