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'Godfrey tells the story with a keen eye for historical context and an innate understanding of the world that Kitty, her fellow suffragettes and the police who sought them inhabited.' -- All About History '...Kitty was an unstoppable force, yet she has been largely forgotten. Acquaint yourself with her story in this gripping read.' -- This England What an impressive, informative and absorbing book a real thriller but fact, not fiction. This fascinating new look at the suffragettes and their efforts and bravery to thwart the politicians and authorities is a wonderful read for anyone with any interest in British history, politics or freedom for women. -- Sally Smith, author of Magnificent Women and Flying Machines, and The Women Who Went Round the World
Dr Emelyne Godfrey studied the culture of self-defence in the Victorian and Edwardian eras and helped to popularise the subject of jujut-suffragettes through articles for the TLS, BBC History Magazine and History Today, appearing on The One Show with Gyles Brandreth. She lectures widely and has previously written on crime and self-defence in Victorian literature for Palgrave Macmillan. She is chairman of the H.G. Wells Society and on the committee of the Metropolitan Police History Society. She lives in London.