Books with author Emmeline 1858-1928 Pankhurst

She was born a suffragist, but influences that came into her life--her husband, Susan B. Anthony, her experience as a Poor Law guardian and school board member, the treatment of the first women who ventured to question political candidates--helped fire her determination and fix her policy. This fire impressed, but did not convince a contemporary reviewer, who wrote, Her whole argument is characterized by a quiet ignoring of obvious considerations and by a cat-like agility in shifting ground.

Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) was a British political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement who helped women win the right to vote. In 1999 Time named Pankhurst as one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century, stating "she shaped an idea of women for our time; she shook society into a new pattern from which there could be no going back". She was widely criticized for her militant tactics, and historians disagree about their effectiveness, but her work is recognized as a crucial element in achieving women's suffrage in Britain. Pankhurst founded the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), an all-women suffrage advocacy organization dedicated to "deeds, not words". Pankhurst, her daughters, and other WSPU activists received repeated prison sentences, where they staged hunger strikes to secure better conditions. This edition brings to you the powerful autobiography of this courageous woman in celebration of the undying spirit of freedom, equality and woman power. "Women are very slow to rouse, but once they are aroused, once they are determined, nothing on earth and nothing in heaven will make women give way; it is impossible.”- Emmeline Pankhurst

The closing paragraphs of this book were written in the late summer of 1914, when the armies of every great power in Europe were being mobilised for savage, unsparing, barbarous warfare—against one another, against small and unaggressive nations, against helpless women and children, against civilisation itself. How mild, by comparison with the despatches in the daily newspapers, will seem this chronicle of women's militant struggle against political and social injustice in one small corner of Europe. Yet let it stand as it was written, with peace—so-called, and civilisation, and orderly government as the background for heroism such as the world has seldom witnessed. The militancy of men, through all the centuries, has drenched the world with blood, and for these deeds of horror and destruction men have been rewarded with monuments, with great songs and epics. The militancy of women has harmed no human life save the lives of those who fought the battle of righteousness. Time alone will reveal what reward will be allotted to the women.

Those men and women are fortunate who are born at a time when a great struggle for human freedom is in progress. It is an added good fortune to have parents who take a personal part in the great movements of their time. I am glad and thankful that this was my case. One of my earliest recollections is of a great bazaar which was held in my native city of Manchester, the object of the bazaar being to raise money to relieve the poverty of the newly emancipated negro slaves in the United States. My mother took an active part in this effort, and I, as a small child, was entrusted with a lucky bag by means of which I helped to collect money. Young as I was—I could not have been older than five years—I knew perfectly well the meaning of the words slavery and emancipation. From infancy I had been accustomed to hear pro and con discussions of slavery and the American Civil War. Although the British government finally decided not to recognise the Confederacy, public opinion in England was sharply divided on the questions both of slavery and of secession. Broadly speaking, the propertied classes were pro-slavery, but there were many exceptions to the rule. Most of those who formed the circle of our family friends were opposed to slavery, and my father, Robert Goulden, was always a most ardent abolitionist.

Excerpt from My Own Story It was the intention of the Government, within a few days, to release unconditionally, all suffrage prison ers. [so ends, for the present, the war of women against men. As of old, the women become the nur turing mothers of men, their sisters and uncomplain ing helpmates. The future lies far ahead, but let this preface and this volume close with the assurance that the struggle for the full enfranchisement of' women has not been abandoned; it has simply, for the moment, been placed in abeyan When the clash of arms ceases, when norma l, rational society resumes its functions, the demand will again be made. If it is not quickly granted, then once more the women will take up the arms they to-day generously lay down. Erhere can be no real peace in the world until woman, the mother half of the human family, is given. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Emmeline Pankhurst was a leading political activist who founded the British suffragette movement which helped women earn the right to vote. Pankhurst was often criticized for her militant tactics but she is undoubtedly one of the most important figures in achieving women's suffrage in Britain. My Own Story, published in 1914, is an autobiography which provides rare insight into the life and experiences of one of history's most important women.

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Excerpt from My Own StoryIt was the intention of the Government, within a few days, to release unconditionally, all suffrage prison ers. [so ends, for the present, the war of women against men. As of old, the women become the nur turing mothers of men, their sisters and uncomplain ing helpmates. The future lies far ahead, but let this preface and this volume close with the assurance that the struggle for the full enfranchisement of' women has not been abandoned; it has simply, for the moment, been placed in abeyan When the clash of arms ceases, when norma l, rational society resumes its functions, the demand will again be made. If it is not quickly granted, then once more the women will take up the arms they to-day generously lay down. Erhere can be no real peace in the world until woman, the mother half of the human family, is given.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.