Miss Muriel Matters: The Australian Actress Who Became One of London’s Most Famous Suffragists by Robert Wainwright

Miss Muriel Matters: The Australian Actress Who Became One of London’s Most Famous Suffragists by Robert Wainwright

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9780733333736
Author: Robert Wainwright
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: ABC Books
Place: Sydney NSW
Year: 2017
Format: Paperback
Pages: 402 pages
Period: 20th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Ex library copy with all external stickers removed. Small piece of sticky tape on synopsis page. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

In 1909, a young Australian actress made headlines around the world when she took to the sky over London in an airship emblazoned with the slogan 'Votes for Women' and dropped leaflets over the city. Muriel Matters was dubbed 'that daring Australian girl', and the American media declared it to be the world's first aerial protest.

Just months earlier, Muriel had become the first woman to make a speech in the British House of Commons, after chaining herself to a brass grille to protest against the segregation of women in the Parliament.

She went on to become one of the most famous suffragists of her day, her skill as an orator drawing crowds in their thousands. So why is the remarkable Muriel Matters a relative unknown in both Britain and her home country?

In Miss Muriel Matters, bestselling writer Robert Wainwright discovers an extraordinary woman full of intelligence, passion and bravery who fought for women's rights in a world far from equal. (back cover)

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