My Story: Suffragette (centenary edition)
Carol Drinkwater
Subjects
- History Time - blasts from the past
- History Time - blasts from the past
Average rating
18th June, 1910
We marched from the Embankment to the Albert Hall. It was a glorious day. The sun shone warmly. Everyone was in good spirits. There were aristocrats, artists, even my mother looked happy. She who has been so opposed to my work with the WSPU. More than 10,000 people had rallied and there were dozens of bands playing. It was quite incredible. We waved banners, carried flowers, sang along with the tunes. Hundreds who have been imprisoned for our Cause marched together in a powerful band. It was all very rousing of spirit. I felt proud to be a woman, proud to be alive, proud to be a part of a movement that is fighting to make a difference.Reviews
A true and amazing story. Find typo in book though.
Anonymous 26.03.2018
Star Reviewer
I like how this book shows the struggles of women before they won the right to vote. I think having Dollie go to prison was a very interesting plot twist as she seemed very focused on her studies, at first.
Senorita Amazonia Pineapple 31.07.2024
This book was a bit scary because lots of it was based on things like other suffragettes/suffragists being put in prison and most of them chose to go on hunger-strike and were force-fed.Dollie Baxton lives with the suffragist Flora Bonnington and after learning a bit about it Dollie joined in with the breaking window act.She is only put in prison at the end of the book and that is for TWO MONTHS and she's only fifteen!!!She is force-fed like all of the other women and to me it is a wonder she survived!I recommend it to anyone that is 8+.
Fairy Blossom Sherbet 31.08.2020
I love this book. It is educational and gripping.
Anonymous 12.08.2020
Love it!
Anonymous 11.07.2020
This book was brilliant and really made you think about what it would be like from a suffragette's perspective, it changed my view on many people.
Anonymous 06.07.2020
This is a very powerful story based on the real hard life of a suffragette. In this particular story the young suffragettes name is Dolly. At the start of the book Dolly faces some sad times with losing her carer but the sad times get happier and much harder as she becomes a suffragette. I recommend this book for older readers probably 9+.
Anonymous 12.08.2019
