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3 days ago · George Orwell. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. [2] His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism. [3] [4]
3 days ago · A review of Lessons in George Orwell and Russia: 2+2=5, Masha Karp (Bloomsbury, 2023), £21.99 No 20th century British author has been more written about than Eric Arthur Blair, famous under his pen-name George Orwell. Still, for those interested in… Continue Reading →
5 days ago · Though Pankhurst and her suffragettes were out to change the world, there were plenty of men who liked it just as it was. However, militancy wasn’t foreign to Pankhurst, either… Wikimedia...
3 days ago · Christabel Pankhurst (1880–1958) – co-founder and leader of the WSPU; Emmeline Pankhurst (1858–1928) – a main founder and the leader of the British Suffragette Movement; Sylvia Pankhurst (1882–1960) – campaigner and anti-fascism activist
4 days ago · Frustrated with the slow pace of change, the Pankhursts changed their tactics. As the group grew in membership, the group's actions grew in boldness. They took to conducting large demonstrations in front of Parliament; one of these demonstrations led to several arrests of protesters.
5 days ago · Alice and Neil talk about British suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst and her struggle to get women a better life. This week's question Which was the first country to give all women the right...
3 days ago · In this collection of letters, written by Milada Horáková before her execution in 1950 by the Communist Party in Czechoslovakia, Horáková writes last wishes and notes to her family. Horáková was a Czech politician and prominent feminist in the 20th century who was incredibly politically active, which eventually led to her ...
