Table of Contents

Section - i: Foreword Introduction - ii: Introduction Chapter - 1: A Man’s World Chapter - 2: What is Suffrage? Chapter - 3: 1832: The Vote Lost Chapter - 4: 1832–1897: The Acorn Becomes a Mighty Oak Chapter - 5: Millicent Garrett Fawcett Chapter - 6: Suffragists and their Supporters Chapter - 7: 1903: The Time is Now Chapter - 8: Emmeline Pankhurst Chapter - 9: 1903: Deeds, Not Words Chapter - 10: 1905: ‘The Question, the Question, Answer the Question’ Chapter - 11: 1906: Bang, Bang on the Door Chapter - 12: 1906: Rotten Fish and Bad Eggs Chapter - 13: 1906: ‘–ette’ Chapter - 14: Notable Suffragettes Chapter - 15: Suffragist, Suffragette Chapter - 16: 1907: Mud, Mud, Mud! Chapter - 17: 1907: ‘Dare to Be Free’ Chapter - 18: 1907: Votes for Women? Never! Chapter - 19: Notable Antis Chapter - 20: 1908: Breaking Glass Chapter - 21: 1908: Prime Enemy Chapter - 22: 1908: The ‘Trojan Horse Raid’ Chapter - 23: The Rebel Princess Chapter - 24: Pins and Badges Chapter - 25: 1909: Hunger Strike Chapter - 26: 1909: The Gag, the Tube and the Funnel Chapter - 27: 1909: The Magnificent Muriel Matters in her Flying Machine Chapter - 28: Pageants and Parades Chapter - 29: 1909: The Bingley Hall Brouhaha Chapter - 30: A Riot of Colour Chapter - 31: 1910–1912: The Bill, the Whole Bill and Nothing But the Bill Chapter - 32: 1910: Black Friday Chapter - 33: 1910: Suffrajitsu Chapter - 34: 1911: The Suffragette in the Broom Cupboard Chapter - 35: 1911: Acid, Ink and Fire Bombs Chapter - 36: 1912: A Bigger Smash Chapter - 37: 1912: ‘Shout, Shout, Up with Your Song!’ Chapter - 38: 1913: A Game of Cat and Mouse Chapter - 39: 1913: Capturing the Monument Chapter - 40: 1913: The Pilgrims Make Progress Chapter - 41: 1913: Burning Down the House Chapter - 42: 1913: A Death at the Races Chapter - 43: Smash, Slash, Break and Burn Chapter - 44: 1914: Amazons at the Battle of Glasgow Chapter - 45: 1914: Don’t Forget the Workers Chapter - 46: 1914: ‘Slasher’ Mary and the Art Attacks Chapter - 47: 1914: War Chapter - 48: 1914: The White Feather Brigade Chapter - 49: 1915: For Men Must Fight and Women Must Work Chapter - 50: 1915–1918: Canaries and Penguins Help Win the War Chapter - 51: 1918: The Vote Won Chapter - 52: 1928: Votes for All Chapter - 53: A World of Suffrage

Promotional Information

The story of the suffragettes, told through pictures and words by the bestselling illustrator David Roberts.

About the Author

David Roberts has earned great acclaim for his distinctive illustrations. David's work includes collaborations with his sister Lynn on retellings of several classic fairy stories - their book Little Red was shortlisted for the 2005 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal. David's first collaboration with Julia Donaldson - Tyrannosaurus Drip - was published in 2007 by Macmillan, and since then they have worked together on several other picture books. David is also the illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Rosie Revere, Engineer and Ada Twist, Scientist written by Andrea Beaty. David Roberts has been fascinated by the suffragists since his school days, and his illustrated history of the fight for women's suffrage is a real passion project.

Reviews

Among more than a score of new children’s books about the fight for votes for women, many of them admirable, this labour of love stands out as the most beautiful and illuminating. Pictures and text are exceptionally elegant, clear and entertaining.
*The Sunday Times Culture*

A lavish colour hardback replete with his distinctive, perceptive art, he offers fascinating insights into the complex history of the movement, looking beyond the stereotypes to include working-class women and diverse stories from around the world.
*Observer*

Gorgeously illustrated history of the women’s movement by children’s book genius David Roberts, out this week. Love.
*The Sunday Times Style*

I've seen nothing quite like this large, lavish non-fiction history of the Suffragettes. Told through the meticulously researched pictures and words of David Roberts, this is the story of their bravery and ingenuity, covering the whole range of suffragette experience, from working-class to aristocrat
*The Bookseller*

A powerful resource
*Askews and Holts*

This treasure of a book is a fantastic introduction for younger readers and has plenty of stories to keep modern feminists engaged
*Guardian*

Inspiring, punchily written and gorgeous to look at.
*The Times*

A fascinating read and Robert's illustrations are a real visual treat.
*Irish Independent*

What I love most about Suffragette is that it covers all classes, genders (hey, men can be suffragists too!) and experiences, as well as featuring suffragette superstars like Emmeline Pankhurt and Emily Wilding Davison.
*Red Magazine*

David Roberts’ Suffragette for ages eight-plus, should be in every primary school. With vigour, humour, elegance and conviction, his clear prose and energetic pictures tell the tale of how women won the vote a hundred years ago. Covering aristocrats and the middle and working classes, the book depicts the fight in a series of full-page stories, pictures, songs and cruel errors of judgement.
*New Statesman*

Provides a real opportunity for children to elicit empathy, be persuasive and even encourage activism in their own reading [...] incredibly well researched
*CLPE*