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The Bristol Suffragettes
In 1907 suffragette Annie Kenney brought the militants’ fight for women’s right to vote to Bristol. For the next few years the city rang with the cry “Votes for Women!”. From colourful demonstrations on the Downs and stone-throwing in the Centre, to riot on Queen’s Road and arson in the suburbs, the book tells the fascinating story of Bristol’s suffragette years. Also includes a map and short walk in the Bristol of the suffragettes.
The Bristol Suffragettes was picked as a “fabulous feminist read” by the Bristol Magazine in February 2018. Find out about the books selected by Bristol Magazine 2018 (pdf document).
A South Gloucestershire Libraries Recommended Read.
The Bristol Suffragettes is now out of print. However, I do still have a few copies left (at a discounted price of £10 + p and p). If you would like one, please get in touch via the contact form.
Series: Non-Fiction, The Bristol Suffragettes
Formats available: Paperback
First published: 19/06/13
Reviews for The Bristol Suffragettes
[I]ncidents in the struggle for women’s suffrage between 1907 and 1918…have been well researched and clearly recorded in this approachable and fully illustrated book….includes a fold-out Suffragette walking tour of the city which draws this and other important sites together. The whole volume is attractively designed and comprehensively illustrated with archive photographs. Highly recommended.
Steve Poole, The Regional Historian
[A]n excellent book…a clear and readable account of the national and local struggle. It also includes a walk, with map, around some places in Bristol connected with suffragette history.
Eugene Byrne, Bristol Times
A fascinating book, with lots of snippets that you’ll want to read out to anyone who happens to be nearby (‘Did you know…?’)
Debbie Young, Author
The Bristol Suffragettes is a very nicely put together and accessible book…It also includes a foldout map offering a walk around the Clifton area to take in some of the buildings of suffragette significance, as well as lots of appendices with timelines, biographies and further reading suggestions. A very neat resource.
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