'Makes the case for Annie Besant as a truly eminent Victorian, as brilliant and fearless as she was beautiful' The Times
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London, 1877. A petite young woman stands before an all-male jury, about to risk everything. She takes a breath, and opens her defence.
Annie Besant and her confidant Charles Bradlaugh are on trial for the crime of publishing a birth control pamphlet. Remarkably, Annie is defending herself against obscenity charges 45 years before women can practice law in England. At a time when women were expected to be obedient, Annie's fearless voice was a sensation and spotlighted issues of sex, censorship and morality.
A Dirty, Filthy Book tells the gripping story of a little-known pioneer who refused to accept the role that the establishment assigned her, and chose instead to resist.
| ISBN: | 9780753559949 |
| Publication date: | 6th February 2025 |
| Author: | Michael Meyer |
| Publisher: | WH Allen an imprint of Ebury Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 400 pages |
| Genres: |
Social and cultural history Feminism and feminist theory Ethical issues: abortion and birth control Biography: historical, political and military Human rights, civil rights Legal history European history |
'Makes the case for Annie Besant as a truly eminent Victorian, as brilliant and fearless as she was beautiful' The Times_________London, 1877. A petite young woman stands before an all-male jury, about to risk everything.
A Dirty, Filthy Book features in the following genres: Social and cultural history, Feminism and feminist theory, Ethical issues: abortion and birth control, Biography: historical, political and military, Human rights, civil rights, Legal history, European history
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A Dirty, Filthy Book was written by Michael Meyer and published by WH Allen an imprint of Ebury Publishing
A Dirty, Filthy Book has 400 pages
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.