Difficult Women Av Helen Lewis

<p><b>Well-behaved women don''t make history: difficult women do.</b><br><b><br> ''This is the antidote to saccharine you-go-girl fluff. Effortlessly erudite and funny'' </b><b>Caroline Criado-Perez</b><br><br> Strikers in saris. Bomb-throwing suffragettes. The pioneer of the refuge movement who became a men''s rights activist.<br><br> Forget feel-good heroines: meet the feminist trailblazers who have been airbrushed from history for being ''difficult'' - and discover how they made a difference.<br><br> Here are their stories in all their shocking, funny and unvarnished glory.<br><b><br> ** Shortlisted in the 2020 Parliamentary Book Awards **</b><br><br><b>''All the history you need to understand why you''re so furious, angry and still hopeful about being a woman now. A book that is part intellectual weapon in your handbag, part cocktail with a friend'' </b><b>Caitlin Moran</b><br><b>''Compulsive, rigorous, unforgettable, hilarious and devastating'' </b><b>Hadley Freeman</b><b><br><br>