The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht
$21.68
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
10 June 2025
Summary
On the 25th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament, this book captures an important moment in contemporary history: how a grassroots women’s movement, harking back to the suffragettes and second wave feminists of the 1970s and 1980s, took on the political establishment - and changed the course of history.
Through a collection of over thirty essays and photographs, some of the women involved tell the story of the five-year campaign to protect women’s sex-based rights. Author J.K. Rowli…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781408720721 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1408720728 |
| Author: | Susan Dalgety, Lucy Hunter Blackburn |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 10 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 315g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 28mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
A genuinely fantastic book – Hadley FreemanA must-read – Sonia SodhaA courageous book … of major, political and social significance * Morning Star *This is what feminism looks like * Critic *Probably the most important political work to come out of Scotland this century – Kevin McKenna
About The Author
Susan Dalgety
Susan Dalgety is a columnist for the Scotsman and the Edinburgh Evening News. Her first book The Spirit of Malawi (2021) is a study of one of the world’s poorest countries. She is also an adviser to the McConnell International Foundation.
Lucy Hunter Blackburn is a freelance researcher specialising in aspects of public policy and is also part of the Murray Blackburn Mackenzie policy analysis collective. She was previously a senior civil servant in the Scottish Government.
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