Mrs Pankhurst's Bodyguard by Emelyne Godfrey
How suffragette and jujitsu trained bodyguard Kitty Marshall protected her close friend, Emmeline Pankhurst, in their fight for political equality - all the while being shadowed by the government and Scotland Yard detectives (the Cats)'Godfrey tells the story with a keen eye for historical context and an innate understanding of the world that Kitty, her fellow suffragettes and the police who sought them inhabited' -- All About History
'...Kitty was an unstoppable force, yet she has been largely forgotten. Acquaint yourself with her story in this gripping read.' -- This England
Dr EMELYNE GODFREY studied the culture of self-defence in the Victorian and Edwardian eras and helped to popularise the subject of ‘jujut-suffragettes’ through articles for the Times Literary Supplement, BBC History Magazine and History Today, appearing on The One Show with Gyles Brandreth. She lectures widely and has previously written on crime and self-defence in Victorian literature for Palgrave Macmillan. She is chairman of the H.G. Wells Society and on the committee of the Metropolitan Police History Society. She lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781803991757 |
| ISBN 10 | 1803991755 |
| Title | Mrs Pankhurst's Bodyguard |
| Author | Emelyne Godfrey |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2023-04-13 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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