Ellen Wilkinson: From Red Suffragist to Government Minister

by Paula Bartley

Ellen Wilkinson was a key radical figure in the 20th century British socialist and feminist movement, a woman of passionate energy who was involved in most of the major struggles of her time. Born in October 1891 into a working-class textile family, Wilkinson was involved in women's suffrage, helped found the British Communist Party, led the Labour Party's anti-fascist campaign, headed the iconic Jarrow Crusade and was the first female Minister of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745332374
• ISBN13: 9780745332376
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.6"