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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 · 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 →
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.
Jun 10, 2024 · Emmeline Pankhurst, militant champion of woman suffrage whose 40-year campaign, which included numerous arrests, achieved complete success in the year of her death, when British women obtained equality in the voting franchise. Learn more about Pankhurst’s life and career.
Jun 13, 2024 · By the early 20th century, two groups had become prevalent in the campaign for women’s suffrage. Informally called suffragists and the suffragettes, both aimed to secure women’s right to vote – though they had very different approaches.
Jun 6, 2024 · Though Orwell described 1984 as a warning rather than a prophecy, scholars have demonstrated significant interest in mapping the author’s imaginings onto the modern world.
