In this wellstructured fluent and lively account Paula Bartley uses newarchival material to assess whether Pankhurst should be seen as a heroine or atyrant a co... » 

In this wellstructured fluent and lively account Paula Bartley uses newarchival material to assess whether Pankhurst should be seen as a heroine or atyrant a conservative or a progressive.Emmeline Pankhurst was the most prominent campaigner for the womens rightto vote and was transformed into a popular heroine of the early twentiethcentury. Early in life she was attracted to socialism she grew into anentrenched and militant suffragette and ended up as a Conservative Partycandidate.This new biography examines the guiding principles that underpinned all ofEmmeline Pankhursts actions and places her achievements within a wider socialand political context. «