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Working-class women’s champion: Her activism changed lives and shaped history.

Margaret Llewelyn Davies

With Women for a New World

$50.94

  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    31 March 2020

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Summary

Margaret Llewelyn Davies (1861-1944), a co-operator, feminist and socialist, was well known in her time as the outstanding leader of the Women’s Co-operative Guild. This first full scale biography chronicles her life and achievements, intertwining activity among working class women with her personal story.

Margaret Llewelyn Davies’ system of education, discussion and campaigning opened doors. Women became impressive activists, committed to change both in the co-operative movement and …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780850367591
ISBN-10:085036759X
Author:Ruth Cohen
Publisher:The Merlin Press Ltd
Imprint:The Merlin Press Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:31 March 2020
Weight:484g
Dimensions:156mm x 234mm
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Margaret Llewelyn Davies by Ruth Cohen - ISBN: 9780850367591
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Critics Review

‘Margaret Llewelyn Davies was not just a great campaigning activist on behalf of working class mothers who had a much tougher life than she had, she was also a great human being and Ruth Cohen does justice to her long overdue life-story.’ - Sybil Oldfield, Reader Emeritus in English and History, University of Sussex

About The Author

Ruth Cohen

Ruth Cohen has been published in Women’s History and is a co-author of two books: School’s out (Family Service Units) and Hardship Britain (Child Poverty Action Group).

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