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Miss Muriel Matters / Robert Wainwright.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Sydney, NSW HarperCollinsPublishers Australia Pty Limited, 2017Copyright date: ©2017 Description: 376 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 24 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780733333736 :
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 324.623 21
Summary: 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.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Book Book Jessie Street National Women's Library General Stacks 324.623 MAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available for reference in the library and ILL JSNWL Book Club - October 2018 67670

"ABC Books".

"The Australian actress who became one of London's most famous suffragists "--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-369) and index.

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.

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