'A great story of pioneering conservation.' Kate Humble A heroine for
our times, Etta Lemon campaigned for fifty years against the worldwide
slaughter of birds for extravagantly feathered hats. Her legacy is the
RSPB, grown from an all-female pressure group of 1889 with the
splendidly simple pledge: Wear No Feathers. Etta's long battle
against 'murderous millinery' triumphed with the Plumage Act of 1921 -
but her legacy has been eclipsed by the more glamorous campaign for the
vote, led by the elegantly plumed Emmeline Pankhurst.
This
gripping narrative explores two formidable heroines and their rival,
overlapping campaigns. Moving from the feather workers' slums to high
society, from the first female political rally to the rise of the
eco-feminist, it restores Etta Lemon to her rightful place in history -
the extraordinary woman who saved the birds. ETTA LEMON was
originally published in hardback in 2018 under the title of MRS
PANKHURST'S PURPLE FEATHER.
'Quite brilliant. Meticulous and perceptive. A triumph of a book.' CHARLIE ELDER 'Shocking and entertaining.
The surprising story of the campaigning women who changed Britain."
VIRGINIA NICHOLSON 'A fascinating and moving story, vividly told.'
JOHN CAREY 'A fascinating clash of two causes: rights for women and
rights for birds to fly free not adorn suffragettes' hats. An
illuminating story, provocative, well-researched and brilliantly told.'
DIANA SOUHAMI
Etta Lemon : The Woman who Saved the Birds - Tessa Boase
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