Lady Constance Lytton - Aristocrat, Suffragette, Martyr

The extraordinary and captivating story of Lady Constance Lytton, born an aristocrat and heroine of the women's suffrage movement.

List of contents

Acknowledgements vii
Foreword by Dr Helen Pankhurst xiii
Prologue xvii

Chapter One: Diplomat's Daughter 1
Chapter Two: A Misfit among Eccentrics 25
Chapter Three: The Ponsonbys 41
Chapter Four: The Cause 75
Chapter Five: The Pankhursts 99
Chapter Six: Holloway 117
Chapter Seven: Militant 131
Chapter Eight: Becoming Jane 153
Chapter Nine: Conciliation 167
Chapter Ten: Betrayal 183
Chapter Eleven: Paralysis 195
Chapter Twelve: The Price of Victory 217

Afterword 239
Notes 243
Sources 265
Index 273

About the author

Lyndsey Jenkins: Lyndsey Jenkins is a speechwriter from north London who has written for some of the UK's most influential politicians. Lady in Disguise is her first book.

Summary

The extraordinary true story of the most unlikely of suffragettes.

Product details

• Authors: Jenkins, Lyndsey Jenkins
• Publisher: Biteback Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.03.2015
• EAN: 9781849547956
• ISBN: 978-1-84954-795-6
• No. of pages: 356
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education