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The bestselling history of Britain, told through twenty-one women whose lives enthral and beguile, intrigue and inspire‘Celebrates the defiant spirit of Britain’s groundbreaking heroines… Entertaining.’ Daily MailBritain has traditionally been defined by its conflicts, its conquests, its men and its monarchs. It’s high time that it was defined by its women. In this unique history, Jenni Murray tells the stories of twenty-one women who made history.From famous queens to unrecognised visionaries, great artists to trailblazing politicians, Jenni Murray reveals how these pioneers pushed boundaries and revolutionised our world. This is the history of Britain as you’ve never seen it before, through the lives of women who refused to succumb to the established laws of society, whose lives embodied hope and change, and who still have the power to inspire us today.Join Aphra Behn as she conquers the Restoration stage, giving women a voice in British theatre.Discover how Elizabeth Garrett Anderson took on the medical establishment to become Britain's first female doctor.Find out how Emmeline Pankhurst led the charge for women's suffrage.Learn how Mary Quant's radical designs electrified 1960s Britain. ‘A rare gift.’ Gloria Steinem‘Ideal to press into the hands of young women studying politics and history.’ Independent

Mary Wollstonecraft, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Millicent Fawcett, Emmeline Pankhurst, Constance Markievicz, Nancy AstorThey terrorised the establishment.They fought for the vote.They pushed back boundaries and revolutionised our world.For the hundredth anniversary of the historic moment the franchise was finally extended to women, here is a selection of suffragette and suffragist activists and pioneering MPs from the pages of Jenni Murray’s bestselling A History of Britain in 21 Women. Set against the backdrop of a world where equality is still to be achieved, it is a vital reminder of the great women who fought for change.

From the bestselling author of A History of Britain in 21 WomenThe history of the world is the history of great women.Marie Curie discovered radium and revolutionised medical science. Empress Cixi transformed China. Frida Kahlo turned an unflinching eye on life and death. Anna Politkovskaya dared to speak truth to power, no matter the cost. Their names should be shouted from the rooftops.And that is exactly what Jenni Murray is here to do.