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Adela Pankhurst

Adela Pankhurst

Coleman, Verna

Paperback

Series: Melbourne University Press Australian Lives S

Historical FiguresGeneral Political Science

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ISBN10: 0522847285
ISBN13: 9780522847284
Publisher: Melbourne University
Published: Apr 12 2024
Pages: 220
Weight: 0.57
Height: 0.46 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

First biography of Pankhurst, daughter of the famous suffragist family and a wayward and passionate participant in early Australian radical politics.

As the youngest daughter of the famous British suffragette family, Adela Pankhurst's life began as it would continue: among thinkers and activists. She was arrested for her part in the fight for female suffrage in the United Kingdom but, after differences with her mother she was sent to Australia. Arriving in Melbourne in 1914, Adela quickly became involved with the women's movement and the anti-war and anti-conscription movements. Wayward and passionate, she zigzagged from cause to cause. Adela was a founding member of the Communist Party of Australia, but later became involved with the extreme right-wing Australia First movement. During her fast-paced life she managed to offend socialists, communists, trade unionists, patriots, pacifists, feminists, nationalists, imperialists and conservatives.

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