{"product_id":"deeds-not-words-9781473646872","title":"Deeds Not Words","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An incredible book . . . Informative, enlightening, and with the potential to change women''s lives.'' Sandi Toksvig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A  valuable guide and reference to anyone who wants to understand the  Women''s Movement in more depth. I am deeply grateful to Helen for  writing it!'' Annie Lennox OBE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy is it taking so long?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite  huge progress since the suffragette campaigns and wave after wave of  feminism, women are still fighting for equality. Why, at the present  rate will we have to wait in Britain until 2069 for the gender pay gap  to disappear? Why, in 2015, did 11% of women lose their jobs due to  pregnancy discrimination?  Why, globally, has 1 in 3 women experienced  physical or sexual violence?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2018, on the centenary of one of  the greatest steps forward for women - the Fourth Reform Act, which saw  propertied women over 30 gain the vote for the first time - suffragette  descendant and campaigner Helen Pankhurst charts ho\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn incredible book\u003c\/b\u003e - an engaging social history but also with an activist's lens looking forward. Informative, enlightening, and with the potential to change women's lives. \u003cb\u003eRead \u003ci\u003eDeeds not Words\u003c\/i\u003e - now!\u003c\/b\u003e * Sandi Toksvig *\u003cbr\u003eIn order to go forwards, we sometimes need to look back, to truly appreciate where we've come from and where we need to go. This is why \u003ci\u003eDeeds not Words\u003c\/i\u003e is so timely at this juncture. It \u003cb\u003ewill serve as a valuable guide and reference to anyone who wants to understand the Women's Movement in more depth.\u003c\/b\u003e I am deeply grateful to Helen for writing it * Annie Lennox OBE *\u003cbr\u003eAn\u003cb\u003e engaging \u003c\/b\u003ebook and \u003cb\u003ecall to action, full of insightful quotes and staggering statistics, vividly reflecting the diversity of British women's lives and their journeys as agents of change.\u003c\/b\u003e * Faeeza Vaid, Executive Director of Muslim Women's Network UK *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmusing\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003einspiring\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003edisturbing . . .\u003c\/b\u003e The conversational tone of her book is welcome in the midst of a reactive 24\/7 news cycle. Instead of hectoring, Pankhurst \u003cb\u003ereflects\u003c\/b\u003e. She moves from legislation to culture and social media to examine how women's experiences are shaped by external forces. There is even a Mean Girls reference thrown in for good measure. * inews *\u003cbr\u003eHelen \u003cb\u003ePankhurst lives up to the hopes and expectations of her family name\u003c\/b\u003e. The various, and often different, ideas of Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters are fully represented and through that readers are invited to consider the many issues and campaigns that feminism has fought and continues to fight. \u003cb\u003eAn exciting and engaging account of an essential part of British history.\u003c\/b\u003e * Mary Evans, Emeritus Leverhulme Professor, LSE *\u003cbr\u003eConversational, analytical, big-picture sweep of history, directional and - most importantly - wholly accessible. \u003cb\u003eLiterally words that make me want to get up and go do deeds, thinking all along the way!\u003c\/b\u003e * Rachel Holmes *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeeds not Words\u003c\/i\u003e is for anyone who wants to know how far women have come in the long cold march to equality - by the great grand-daughter of one of our finest leaders. But \u003cb\u003eits more important job is to shine a light on how far we have yet to go\u003c\/b\u003e. Helen Pankhurst leaves very few stones unturned in this forensic look at the last 100 years of women's history. * Emma Barnett *\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739524837719,"sku":"9781473646872","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473646872.jpg?v=1720052488","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/deeds-not-words-9781473646872","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}