My Own Story
Published on 14. July 2020
172 pages
978-1-5040-6378-4 (ISBN)
Description
The British suffragette who led the movement to victory tells her story of tireless activism in this political memoir.
One of the most influential leaders of the women's suffrage movement, Emmeline Pankhurst developed a confrontational style of protest that would get her and her followers arrested many times before ultimately winning all women over the age of twenty-one the right to vote. Born in Manchester in 1858, Pankhurst became a dedicated suffragette at the age of fourteen. By 1927, she would run for parliament.
Told in her own words, this is Pankhurst's story of organization and outrage, hardship and hunger strikes, and her dogged determination to dismantle the many roadblocks designed to stop her and all women from claiming their freedom. This fascinating memoir is the basis for the award-winning film Suffragette, starring Meryl Streep as Emmeline Pankhurst.More details
Person
Emmeline Pankhurst was a British political activist. She is best known for organizing the women's suffrage movement in the United Kingdom, helping British women win the right to vote.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Book I: The Making of a Militant
- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Book II: Four Years of Peaceful Militancy
- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Book III: The Women's Revolution
- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Copyright
