The Story of Emily Davison by Claudia Fitzherbert

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The Story of Emily Davison by Claudia Fitzherbert

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The Story of Emily Davison by Claudia Fitzherbert

Emily was angry. She worked as hard as any man, but she couldn't change laws that affected her - laws made by men. Because women didn't have the right to vote. She and the other suffragettes had patiently put their argument to the government, but they were ignored. Now it was time for direct action: arson, bricks through windows, hiding overnight in the House of Commons. Over and over again she was thrown into prison and brutally force-fed through an iron tube. Maybe it would take a suffragette death to bring the government to its senses. At the Derby race-course, as the King's horse came pounding towards her, Emily was prepared to make the biggest sacrifice of all...

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Claudia FitzHerbert is an author and reviewer, and is literary editor of The Oldie magazine. She lives in Oxford.
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ISBN 13 9781780723648
ISBN 10 1780723644
Title The Story of Emily Davison
Author Claudia Fitzherbert
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Octopus Publishing Group
Year published 2018-09-26
Number of pages 128
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.