{"product_id":"mrs-pankhursts-bodyguard","title":"MRS PANKHURSTS BODYGUARD","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMRS PANKHURSTS BODYGUARD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClassification:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: GODFREY, EMELYNE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: THE HISTORY PRESS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781803991757\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"headline\"\u003ePublisher's Synopsis\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003csection\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautifully told, this book brings a fascinating and compelling story to a wider public. A \"must read\" for those interested in women's lives in the past.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJune Purvis, Professor (Emerita) of Women's and Gender History, University of Portsmouth, UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This important and absorbing book presents a unique history of Kitty Marshall. This is first-class history and a first-rate thriller.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eProfessor Clive Bloom, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of Britain's Fight for a Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatherine 'Kitty' Marshall was destined to break with convention.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBrought up in a socially active family, her inherent rebellious streak came into play in 1901, when she daringly divorced her husband and joined the newly founded Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), campaigning for women's suffrage.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1904, she married solicitor Arthur Willoughby Marshall and the couple soon became a powerhouse team in the movement: Arthur defended the suffragettes in court while Kitty, trained in jujitsu and a member of the WSPU's elite team 'the Bodyguard', helped her close friend Mrs Pankhurst evade the clutches of the authorities under the infamous Cat and Mouse Act. All the while, Kitty was under the watchful eye of the Metropolitan Police, and in particular Detective Inspector Ralph Kitchener, who frequently encountered the Marshalls in his work trailing the suffragette 'mice'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing events as they unfolded on both sides,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMrs Pankhurst's Bodyguard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a gripping account of Kitty and Arthur's incredible work and their fight for political equality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"THE HISTORY PRESS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40334337998946,"sku":"9781803991757","price":524.63,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1279\/5591\/files\/9781803991757.jpg?v=1683182188","url":"https:\/\/elexacademicbookstore.co.za\/products\/mrs-pankhursts-bodyguard","provider":"Elex Academic Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}