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1913. Women across the country are fighting for the right to vote. As the movement spreads, the government's clamp-down becomes ever more brutal. Despite the government's public denials, mental and physical torture becomes standard in the treatment of women prisoners. Arrested for activism, Sylvia Pankhurst is cast into Holloway prison. In protest at her unjust imprisonment she goes on hunger strike. This is the story of Sylvia Pankhurst's five-week strike from food, water, and finally, sleep. Passionate, idealistic and ahead of her time, Sylvia Pankhurst charmed and infuriated the British elite in equal measure. Her determination to help others regardless of class, race and sex alienated her from her celebrated family, and tested her health and sanity to their limits.

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Author: Claire Burlington

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