Norah Dacre Fox (aka Elam) was the General Secretary, chief organiser and spokeswoman for the the Women's Social and Political Union. Banished from the Suffragette Fellowship, she gained notoriety for joining Oswald Mosley's inner circle in the 1930s. Interned in Holloway Prison during both world wars, Norah's spirit of radical feminism was well suited to the revolutionary Britain of the early twentieth century. The authors attempt to understand how this serial militant who spent the first part of her life fighting for equality later turned to the dark forces of fascism, and they explore the long lasting emotional impact on their family. "Combining a family-history-mystery quest with a portrait of the latter days of the militant suffragette movement and the activities of the British Union of Fascists, this is a page-turner." (Elizabeth Crawford, Author, 'The Women's Suffrage Movement', Routledge, 1999)
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By Cj Dower
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this is my second purchase of the book --i bruoght it as a christmas present for someone--i find it interesting as it gave me more understanding of the suffragette movement at that time
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This is an interesting social history book of the early 20th Century giving a great deal of background information on the treatment of suffragettes and of the rise of BUF (British Union of Fascists). The background research has been diligent, but at times became too lengthy and seemed irrelevant to Norah, who marched rough-shod through the book.
Norah had a very forceful character with a gift for oratory which would seem to be the reason for the minority groups, with which she associated, welcoming her.
I thought the ancestry of her two `husbands' became too involved and, apart from giving Norah a distinguished-sounding name, had little relevance to her story.
Her treatment of her family (and of Dudley's) was disgusting leaving her son scarred and inhibited for life, but confirming my belief that she was not particularly of a moral disposition, but favoured unpopular minority causes.
I enjoyed this book, especially for all the background knowledge, but at the end I still felt I knew little about Norah, who came across as a cold, doughty `fighter of causes' who would have taken up the challenge of any anti-government cause, if invited.
Norah had a very forceful character with a gift for oratory which would seem to be the reason for the minority groups, with which she associated, welcoming her.
I thought the ancestry of her two `husbands' became too involved and, apart from giving Norah a distinguished-sounding name, had little relevance to her story.
Her treatment of her family (and of Dudley's) was disgusting leaving her son scarred and inhibited for life, but confirming my belief that she was not particularly of a moral disposition, but favoured unpopular minority causes.
I enjoyed this book, especially for all the background knowledge, but at the end I still felt I knew little about Norah, who came across as a cold, doughty `fighter of causes' who would have taken up the challenge of any anti-government cause, if invited.
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