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The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht

By Blackburn, Lucy Hunter

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The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER On the 25th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament, this book captures an important moment in contemporary history: how a grassroots women's movement, harking back to the suffragettes and second wave feminists of the 1970s and 1980s, took on the political establishment - and changed the course of history. Through a collection of over thirty essays and photographs, some of the women involved tell the story of the five-year campaign to protect women's sex-based rights. Author J.K. Rowling explains why she used her global reach to stand up for women. Leading SNP MP Joanna Cherry writes of how she risked her political career for her beliefs. Survivors of male violence who MSPs refused to meet are given the voice they were denied at Holyrood. Ash Regan MSP recounts what it was like to become the first government minister to resign on a question of principle since the SNP came to power in 2007. Former prison governor Rhona Hotchkiss charts how changes in prison policy in Scotland led to the controversy over Isla Bryson. It is the story of women who risked their job, reputation, even the bonds of family and friendship, to make their voices heard, and ended up - unexpectedly - contributing to the downfall of Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's first woman first minister. Above all, it is the story of the women who wouldn't wheesht.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
384
Release Date:
2024-05-30
Publication Date:
2024-05-30
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1408720701
ISBN13:
9781408720707
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
648 g
Height:
162 cm
Width:
239 cm
Thickness:
38 cm
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