Trailblazer : Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon : the first feminist to change our world
Robinson, Jane, 1959-2024
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You have probably not heard of Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon but you certainly should have done. Name any 'modern' human rights movement, and she was a pioneer: feminism, equal opportunities, diversity, inclusion, mental health awareness, Black Lives Matter. While her name has been omitted from too many history books, it was Barbara that opened the doors for more famous names to walk through. And her influence owed as much to who she was as to what she did: people loved her for her robust sense of humour, cheerfulness and indiscriminate acts of kindness. This is a celebration of the life of the founder of Britain's suffrage movement: campaigner for equal opportunity in the workplace, the law, at home and beyond.
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London : Doubleday, 2024.London : Doubleday, 2024.
Collation:
416 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780857527776 (hbk)
Dewey class:
303.484
Language:
English
Subject:
Bodichon, Barbara Leigh Smith, 1827-1891 -- Political and social viewsWomen social reformers -- England -- History -- 19th centurySocial reformers -- England -- History -- 19th centurySocial change -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryWomen -- Suffrage -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryFirst-wave feminism -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryThe arts: general issuesHastings (England) -- Art and artistsHastings (England) -- Biography
BRN:
2875070