Ellen Wilkinson by Paula Bartley

Ellen Wilkinson by Paula Bartley

Charts the life and career of notable socialist, suffragist and Labour government minister, Ellen Wilkinson.

'A passionate case for the relevance of 'Red Ellen' to the twenty-first century' -- Karen Hunt, Professor of Modern British History, Keele University
'Paula Bartley shines a dazzling light on the life of 'Red' Ellen Wilkinson, a pioneering feminist and socialist Member of Parliament' -- Diane Atkinson, author of 'The Criminal Conversation of Mrs Norton'
'Perfectly captures the essence of Ellen Wilkinson's unorthodox approach to politicsPaula Bartley's account of Ellen Wilkinson's passionate commitment to improve the lives of poor and vulnerable people will not fail to inspire' -- Mark Fisher, former Labour MP for Stoke on Trent 
'Clear, concise, and lively, and provides an interesting introductory insight into one of the lesser-known figures of the Labour Left' -- Gordon Bannerman, LSE Review of Books
'Engaging and timely' -- Cercles: Revue Pluridisciplinaire du Monde Anglophone

Paula Bartley is an independent scholar and former Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Wolverhampton. She is the author of Ellen Wilkinson (Pluto, 2014) Votes for Women (2007), Emmeline Pankhurst (2002) and The Changing Role of Women (1996). Her work has appeared in the American Historical Review, Social History, Midland History and Women's History Review.

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ISBN 13	9780745332376
ISBN 10	0745332374
Title	Ellen Wilkinson
Author	Paula Bartley
Series	Revolutionary Lives
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pluto Press
Year published	2014-02-20
Number of pages	168
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