Adapted from Constance Maud's 1911 suffrage novel about English women's rights, a classic examining of civil disobedience
Constance Maud was at the heart of the British campaign for women's votes. Her novel No Surrender
was published at the height of that struggle and used as a persuasive
tool by suffragists. Hailed by Emily Wilding Davison as 'a book which
breathes the very spirit of our Women's Movement,' the fast paced story
interweaves the lives of women from all classes working together to
bring about change.
Our hero Jenny is a small but fierce Lancashire textile mill worker who puts principle before everything. No Surrender is
sometimes funny, sometimes violent, but always exciting and authentic.
It is highly regarded as an important document of the arguments for and
against extending votes to women, for its witty storytelling and for an
unflinching depiction of the rapid escalation of violence encountered by
the women involved.
In this faithful graphic adaptation,
creators Scarlett and Sophie Rickard craft a compelling fiction that
paints a comprehensive picture of social, political, economic, and
cultural life in early 20th-century Britain that is still acutely
relevant today. The graphic format is the embodiment of the suffrage
rally cry of '; Deeds not Words' and this book is the perfect sister
volume to their stunning adaptation of the socialist classic The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists.
No Surrender - Sophie Rickard & Scarlett Rickard
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