Sylvia Pankhurst: Suffragette, Socialist, Internationalist (Revolutionary Lives) - Hardcover

Connelly, Katherine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0745333230 ISBN 13: 9780745333236

Publisher: Pluto Press, 2013

Synopsis

Sylvia Pankhurst dedicated her life to fighting oppression and injustice. In this vivid biography Katherine Connelly charts Pankhurst's activism from her teens as a member of the Independent Labour Party, to her time as a leading suffragette before the First World War, through to her revolutionary socialist, anti-fascist and anti-imperialist campaigning in later years.

Connelly analyses the deeply frustrating aspects of Pankhursts political practice: why she did not speak out earlier in the suffragette movement, why she let herself be forced out of the Women's Social and Political Union and why she ended her days under the patronage of the Emperor of Ethiopia.

This lively and accessible biography presents Pankhurst, despite her flaws, as a courageous and inspiring campaigner, of huge relevance to those engaged in political struggles today.

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About the Author

Katherine Connelly is a leading member of Counterfire and a regular contributor to its online magazine. She has also contributed to International Socialism and Socialist Review, and is currently conducting doctoral research in History at Queen Mary, University of London.

Review

“The relationship between Sylvia Pankhurst and America is decisive and crucial to understanding Pankhurst's politics, life and historical legacy. Connelly combines scholarly expertise with concise, lively writing in the contemporary idiom. . . . A timely and vital new contribution to Sylvia Pankhurst studies.” 

(Rachel Holmes, author of “Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel” and “Eleanor Marx: A Life”)

About this edition

• Publisher: Pluto Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0745333230
• ISBN 13: 9780745333236
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176