‘Extraordinary’ Woman&HomeA Roaring Girl was loud when she should be quiet, disruptive when she should be submissive, sexual when she should be pure, ‘masculine’ when she should be ‘feminine’. Meet the unsung heroines of British history who refused to play by the rules.‘Extraordinary’ Woman&HomeA Roaring Girl was loud when she should be quiet, disruptive when she should be submissive, sexual when she should be pure, ‘masculine’ when she should be ‘feminine’. Meet the unsung heroines of British history who refused to play by the rules.Roaring Girls tells the game-changing life stories of eight formidable women whose grit, determination and radical unconventionality saw them defy the odds to forge their own paths.From the notorious cross-dressing thief Mary Frith in the seventeenth century to rebel slave Mary Prince and adventurer, industrialist and LGBT trailblazer Anne Lister in the nineteenth, these diverse characters redefined what a woman could be and what she could do in pre-twentieth-century Britain.Bold, inspiring and powerfully written, Roaring Girls tells the electrifying histories of women who, despite every effort to suppress them, dared to be extraordinary.'An extraordinary, vivacious account of eight remarkable invisible women whose stories were crying out to be heard.’ Paula Byrne‘Extraordinary’ Woman&Home‘Brilliant…Gung-ho girl power’ Simple Things magazine‘Terrific!’ Diane Atkinson‘Joyful, energetic, meticulously researched’ Professor Vivien Gardner, University of Manchester‘A really fascinating book that delves deep and proves that history is populated by unconventional women who’s stories often go untold.’ RED Online‘Pulls back the curtain on women’s history to tell eight extraordinary tales of courage and determination over 300 years’. S magazine ‘A bold and thought-provoking read’ CANDIS‘Roaring Girls is a slice of inspiration from pre-20th century Britain’ TatlerEye-opening true stories and biographies about some of the most inspiring women in British history, the forgotten feministsHolly Kyte read Classics and English at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, and has since worked in publishing and journalism as an editor and literary critic. She has written for numerous newspapers, magazines and websites, including the Times Literary Supplement and the Sunday Telegraph, and after many years in London, now lives by the sea in Margate. Roaring Girls is her first book.Eye-opening true stories and biographies about some of the most inspiring women in British history, the forgotten feminists• Holly Kyte studied Classics and English at Oxford University, and has since worked as a journalist and editor. She has written for numerous newspapers, magazines and websites, including the Times Literary Supplement and the Sunday Telegraph.• Books about amazing women (both modern day women, and those from history), particularly from and about those women whose voices haven’t yet been heard, are seeing a rise in popularity across all forms of media – see GOODNIGHT STORIES FOR REBEL GIRLS and the movies Hidden Figures, Dido Belle.• International Women’s Day has quickly become established as a massive marketing hook for books about women.• Holly is an accomplished, reliable and passionate writer and journalist with connections to the press, TV and to key influencers.• Becky is a feminist, a part-time illustrator specialising in drawings of powerful women, and has illustrated an adult colouring book for Orion (Colour My Bollocks). One of her drawings was turned into a tattoo.• https://www.instagram.com/bymyglasseye/Competition: the;women and power;Women don’t owe you pretty;difficult women;Bloody Brilliant Women;Invisible Women;Five;covent garden ladies;dead famous;Hollow Crown;Gentleman Jack. by;Mary Beard;florence given;Helen Lewis;Cathy Newman;Hallie Rubenhold;Greg Jenner;Dan Jones;Angela Steidele;Caroline Criado Perez
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