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Format: Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 288
Utgivningsdatum: 2023-04-13
Förlag: The History Press Ltd
Illustratör/Fotograf: color 30 Illustrations 8 Plates, color 13 Illustrations black and white
Illustrationer: 8 Plates, color; 13 Illustrations, color; 30 Illustrations, black and white
Antal komponenter: 1
ISBN: 9781803991757

Mrs Pankhurst's Bodyguard

Name: Mrs Pankhurst's Bodyguard
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Author: Emelyne Godfrey
ISBN: 9781803991757

On the Trail of Kitty Marshall and the Met Police Cats

av Emelyne Godfrey

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023-04-13

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Beautifully told, this book brings a fascinating and compelling story to a wider public. A must read for those interested in womens lives in the past. - June Purvis, Professor (Emerita) of Womens and Gender History, University of Portsmouth, UK This important and absorbing book presents a unique history of Kitty Marshall. This is first-class history and a first-rate thriller. - Professor Clive Bloom, author of A History of Britains Fight for a Republic Katherine Kitty Marshall was destined to break with convention. Brought up in a socially active family, her inherent rebellious streak came into play in 1901, when she daringly divorced her husband and joined the newly founded Womens Social and Political Union (WSPU), campaigning for womens suffrage. In 1904, she married solicitor Arthur Willoughby Marshall and the couple soon became a powerhouse team in the movement: Arthur defending the suffragettes in court while Kitty, trained in jujitsu and a member of the WSPUs elite team the Bodyguard, helped her close friend Mrs Pankhurst evade the clutches of the authorities under the infamous Cat and Mouse Act. All the while, Kitty was under the watchful eye of the Metropolitan Police, and in particular Detective Inspector Ralph Kitchener, who frequently encountered the Marshalls in his work trailing the suffragette mice. Following events as they unfolded on both sides, Mrs Pankhursts Bodyguard is a gripping account of Kitty and Arthurs incredible work and their fight for political equality.

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'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 What an impressive, informative and absorbing book a real thriller but fact, not fiction. This fascinating new look at the suffragettes and their efforts and bravery to thwart the politicians and authorities is a wonderful read for anyone with any interest in British history, politics or freedom for women. -- Sally Smith, author of Magnificent Women and Flying Machines, and The Women Who Went Round the World

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