A Force To Be Reckoned With: A History of the Women's Institute

Author: Jane Robinson
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Category: British & Irish History, Social & Cultural History, Gender Studies: Women, Social Groups: Clubs & Societies
Book Format: Paperback

'Lively and full of fascinating portraits' Juliet Gardiner, Literary Review

Everyone knows three things about the Women's Institute: that they spent the war making jam; some of their members were those sensational Calendar Girls; and that slow-handclapping of Tony Blair.

But there's so much more to this remarkable movement. With a growing membership of 200,000 women of all classes, religions and ages, it has come a long way from its early meetings. Founded in 1915, it counted among its members suffragettes, academics and social crusaders who discovered the heady power of sisterhood, changing women's lives and their world in the process.

'The original social network. . . The WI, as Robinson's book makes vividly plain, is a stunning, ongoing success story' Val Hennessy, Daily Mail Book of the Week

'A spirited and engaging read' Lara Feigel, Observer

Jane Robinson specializes in chronicling social history through women's eyes. Bluestockings: The The Remarkable Story of the First Women to Fight for an Education was published in 2009 and was widely regarded and commercially very successful.

About Jane Robinson
Jane Robinson specializes in chronicling social history through women's eyes. Bluestockings: The The Remarkable Story of the First Women to Fight for an Education was published in 2009 and was widely regarded and commercially very successful.

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SKU BK-9781844086603
Barcode # 9781844086603
Brand Little, Brown Book Group
Artist / Author Jane Robinson
Shipping Weight 0.2800kg
Shipping Width 0.140m
Shipping Height 0.020m
Shipping Length 0.200m
Assembled Length 13.500m
Assembled Height 2.200m
Assembled Width 20.000m
Type Paperback

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