Miss Muriel Matters
Wainwright, Robert
1961-
creator
author.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
text
Biography
Biographies.
xxu
Sydney, N.S.W
HarperCollins Publishers Australia
2017
monographic
eng
376 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 24 cm.
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 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.
Robert Wainwright.
"ABC Books".
"The Australian actress who became one of London's most famous suffragists "--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-369) and index.
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Matters, Muriel
1877-1969
Protest movements
Suffragists
Great Britain
Biography
Women's rights
Great Britain
History
Women
Suffrage
Great Britain
History
Suffragists
England
Biography
Women's rights
England
History
Women
Suffrage
England
History
Suffragists
Australia
Biography
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