Internationally famous for starting one of the first Women's refuges in the modern world, Erin Pizzey is a controversial but hugely-respected activist with enemies on the left and the right, a pioneering figure in the maelstrom of seventies politics and a key witness of the era. In This Way To The Revolution, she tells her story in full for the first time. The daughter of a diplomat, Erin Pizzey was born in China in 1939. One of her formative experiences was seeing her parents and brother being put under house arrest by the Maoists in 1949: this instilled a hatred of totalitarian regimes and for a short time Pizzey even worked for MI6 in Hong Kong. Once relocated in the UK, Pizzey was soon swept up by sixties radicalism and the early days of the emerging Women s Liberation Movement. Opening a small community centre for maltreated women in Chiswick in 1971 was to bring Pizzey to the front line of what was becoming a national issue in a time when feminists were still treated with hostility and derision by right-wing figures, but also when left-wing radicals scorned anyone, like Pizzey, who put humanity before ideology. By the mid-seventies, Pizzey found herself under bomb threat and picketed by feminists for allowing men to staff refuges: this led to a long exile from the UK where she kept up her activities and achieved international recognition, while also re-inventing herself as a best-selling writer. Erin Pizzey s life and trials have been unique: her story is a compelling one, vital to any understanding of a more revolutionary age and burning issues that still resonate today.
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In 1971 Erin Pizzey set up the world s first refuge for battered women and their children. 40 years later, she describes the battles she was forced to fight: against the establishment, the church, the courts, and not least, the women s movement. She also describes her own troubled childhood, her discovery of feminism and her political activism, including her coinage of an abiding epithet for Margaret Thatcher: Milk Snatcher . Revealing, frank and frequently very funny, Pizzey s memoirs provide a marvellous insight into the world of 1970s radicalism. --London Review of Books
A fascinating and even essential read --Mslexia
A fascinating and even essential read --Mslexia
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ERIN PIZZEY was born in 1939 of Irish descent. She has received a number of awards for her work in supporting victims of domestic violence, been published internationally and is the author of twelve books. She lives in London.
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By Eyelean
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Erin Pizzey pioneered one of the first women and children's refuges in the world. Her autobiography will take you through the trials and tribulations she endured to protect those in danger. Ms. Pizzey's story is told with depth and great humour. I have bought several copies for friends and would recommend it to anyone who not only wants to read about an extraordinary and controversial woman in a controversial time ...but just plain wants to have a good read.
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By Afia
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I loved this book, it made me laugh out loud, well up with tears and has been great company.
I am sad that it's finished.
It is a book that brings alive an amazing era and the human nature of ordinary people making extraordinary things happen .
Thank you Erin.
I am sad that it's finished.
It is a book that brings alive an amazing era and the human nature of ordinary people making extraordinary things happen .
Thank you Erin.
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By S. Azar
Format:Paperback
I've just started it and am only half way through. So far I've laughed, shook my head and gasped, sighed and shed a tear. Erin's story reflects the journey of a woman out of place, out of date, out of fashion and yet eternal in her values, her passion and her compassion. The impact her decisions and perceptions have made on all our lives are immeasurable. Her manner of writing is self-effacing and humble, funny and inspiring. I could not wait to finish before reviewing it. Thank you Erin, for being and for doing and for writing. Whether we know it or not, we are all - men, women and children alike - utterly beholden to you.
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