Josephine Butler by Jane Robinson

Josephine Butler by Jane Robinson

Concise historical introduction to Josephine Butler and her continuing influence on the world and how we see it.

‘This is an important book about a social reformer of the Victorian era in danger of being forgotten. . . A story of a woman who defied what was expected of her to make a difference – told in a wonderfully engaging way.’ * Helen Pankhurst *
‘Josephine Butler challenged the contempt levelled at women who sold sex, and the unjust laws passed and enforced by men to punish them. Sharp, authoritative and eye-opening.’ * Helen Lewis *
‘A brilliantly readable account of the remarkable Josephine Butler, who turned the Victorian patriarchy on its head and changed the world for women at immense personal cost. If there is a canon of feminist heroines, Butler should be right at the top.' * Daisy Goodwin *

Jane Robinson is a British social historian specialising in the study of women pioneers. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and an Honorary Senior Associate of Somerville College, Oxford, her recent books include Bluestockings: The Remarkable Story of the First Women to Fight for an Education (Penguin, 2010), A Force to be Reckoned With: A History of the Women's Institute (Virago, 2011), In the Family Way: Illegitimacy Between the Great War and the Swinging Sixties (Viking, 2015), Hearts And Minds: The Untold Story of the Great Pilgrimage and How Women Won the Vote (Doubleday, 2018) and Ladies Can’t Climb Ladders: The Pioneering Adventures of the First Professional Women (Doubleday, 2020).

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ISBN 13	9780281080625
ISBN 10	0281080623
Title	Josephine Butler
Author	Jane Robinson
Series	Very Brief Histories
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	SPCK Publishing
Year published	2020-10-15
Number of pages	96
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