Ellen Wilkinson : from red suffragist to government minister / Paula Bartley.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Bartley, Paula.

Series:

• Revolutionary Lives
• Revolutionary lives
• Revolutionary Lives Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Wilkinson, Ellen Cicely, 1891-1947.
• Statesmen--Great Britain--Biography.
• Great Britain--Politics and government--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Charts the life and career of notable socialist, suffragist and Labour government minister, Ellen Wilkinson.

Contents:

• Cover
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• Acknowledgements
• Preface
• 1. The Making of 'Red Ellen', 1891-1914
• 2. The First World War and its Aftermath, 1914-24
• 3. On the Opposition Benches, 1924-29
• 4. In and Out of Power, 1929-35
• 5. Fighting Fascism and Imperialism in the 1930s
• 6. In Parliament Again, 1935-39
• 7. The Second World War, 1939-45
• 8. Post-war, 1945-47
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Index.

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 11, 2014).
• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78371-016-0

OCLC:

874144763