Jane Ridley

A feminist trailblazer

In a series of dare-devil stunts, the young activist soon became the star of the Women’s Freedom League

  • Miss Muriel Matters: The Fearless Suffragist Who Fought for Equality

    Robert Wainwright

    Allen & Unwin, pp. 376

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