Love, love, love this bookmark! I received it in an unsolicited donation from the UK, which I turned into an exchange by sending the donor back some of my duplicate bookmarks. I was so delighted to find this bookmark among the others. I have a passion for the history of women's suffrage around the world and one of my other collecting hobbies is the collecting of stamps and other philatelic material in relation to women's suffrage and women's rights in general. That website is forthcoming! The bookmark, produced by Andersen Press and endorsed by Amnesty International, is promoting the book "Things a Bright Girl Can Do" by Sally Nicholls. "Through rallies and marches, in polite drawing rooms and freezing prison cells and the poverty-stricken slums of the East End, three courageous young women join the fight for the vote. Evelyn is seventeen, and though she is rich and clever, she may never be allowed to follow her older brother to university. Enraged that she is expected to marry her childhood sweetheart rather than be educated, she joins the Suffragettes, and vows to pay the ultimate price for women's freedom. May is fifteen, and already sworn to the cause, though she and her fellow Suffragists refuse violence. When she meets Nell, a girl who's grown up in hardship, she sees a kindred spirit. Together and in love, the two girls start to dream of a world where all kinds of women have their place. But the fight for freedom will challenge Evelyn, May and Nell more than they ever could believe. As war looms, just how much are they willing to sacrifice?" Sounds great. Must get a copy and have a read. |
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the BLOGGERDebrah Gai Lewis lives in Lillian Rock, New South Wales, Australia and is a bookmark collector, yoga teacher and SoulCollage® Facilitator (among other things). ABOUT the blogIn this blog I highlight bookmarks from my collection, feature stories about some of my favourite bookmarks (mine and other people's), and share interesting snippets I find on bookmarks and related topics. Thanks for visiting. Enjoy! BLOG
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