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Thank god we have people like Emmeline Pankhurst that existed in the world! What an inspiring and true pioneer of her generation so dedicated to the suffrage cause and paving the way for future generations of women. Incredible story of perseverance, of ardent passion and how a group of committed women incited others to gather together with a single minded purpose. This is an important history lesson that should be compulsory learning, how valuable to teach our young girls the lessons of this courageous group of women that sacrificed so much for the sole purpose of gaining the fundamental franchise of equal voting rights. It's a frustrating read and I was enraged at the obstacles encountered along the way by archaic mysogynist members of parliament who were intent to block all progression of the women's suffrage cause and I can now better understand the extreme measures of militancy these women undertook to get their message across. It was necessary!
As far as the writing it's all business and more a catalogue of factual accounts of the W.S.P.U. movement, you don't learn a lot of her personal life it's all about her political position and the actions and events that transpired between 1889 to 1914 at the commencement of the first World War where a temporary truce was agreed to. I personally was a tad bored with all the specifics, as the parliamentary side of things were explained in minute detail, although the standout for me was one of her impassioned speeches at one of her trials that was utterly brilliant and amazing but the rest of it I was left unable to connect on a personal level, but regardless my level of respect grew enormously after reading this book. We owe our freedom to these brave women! Hear hear!
As far as the writing it's all business and more a catalogue of factual accounts of the W.S.P.U. movement, you don't learn a lot of her personal life it's all about her political position and the actions and events that transpired between 1889 to 1914 at the commencement of the first World War where a temporary truce was agreed to. I personally was a tad bored with all the specifics, as the parliamentary side of things were explained in minute detail, although the standout for me was one of her impassioned speeches at one of her trials that was utterly brilliant and amazing but the rest of it I was left unable to connect on a personal level, but regardless my level of respect grew enormously after reading this book. We owe our freedom to these brave women! Hear hear!
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