{"product_id":"millicent-garrett-fawcett-the-fight-for-votes-for-women","title":"Millicent Garrett Fawcett: The Fight for Votes for Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen\nTessa Blackstone moved in to 2 Gower Street, London, she was delighted to\ndiscover that a previous tenant had been Millicent Garrett Fawcett, the suffragist\nleader who dedicated her life to securing women's right to vote. But Tessa could\nnot find a recent biography of this impressive woman, as the historical\nnarrative favoured the militant suffragettes over the suffragists, who\ncampaigned within the law and disapproved of violence. Some years later, Tessa\nresolved to fix the omission herself and began to uncover Millicent's life\nstory. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGrowing\nup in a large family in Suffolk, Millicent and her sisters challenged Victorian\nviews about the role of women in their pursuit of education, employment and\nenfranchisement. Getting married at twenty did not deter Millicent from\nbecoming a writer and feminist campaigner. Her husband Henry Fawcett, a blind\nacademic and Liberal politician, shared her views and encouraged her. She was\ndevastated by his early death, but her grit and determination kept her going.\nOver many decades, she battled against indifference and prejudice and was\nsuccessful in not only winning women the vote but also fighting for improvements\nin their educational opportunities and employment prospects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrimming\nwith charming anecdotes about Millicent's life from cradle to grave, this is\nthe definitive biography of an extraordinary activist and campaigner who\nchanged Britain's political landscape for ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 304 pages | Published October 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Biteback Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63956803354973,"sku":"9781785908552","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781785908552-L.jpg?v=1774263765","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/millicent-garrett-fawcett-the-fight-for-votes-for-women","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}