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events with... Jill Liddington author of 'Rebel Girls:their fight for the vote '

To purchase a copy of Rebel Girls (shortlisted for the PORTICO PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2008). click here

Also by Jill Liddington: One Hand Tied Behind Us: the rise of the women’s suffrage movement (Liddington & Norris)

June 2010

Saturday 12: Bradford Library 2pm.

Title: Rebel Girls: their fight for the vote in the Bradford area.
Venue: Bradford Central Library, Princes Way, BD1 1NN.
Admission: £3.00 (including tea, coffee, biscuits from 1.30).
Booking: 01274 433688 or local.studies@bradford.gov.uk or pay at the door.

July 2010

Friday 9: Hebden Bridge Library 7.30 pm.

Title: Writing suffragette: Lavena Saltonstall.
Venue: Hebden Bridge Library, Cheetham St, Hebden Bridge HX7 8EP.
Admission: £2 (£1.50 concs); tickets available from Hebden Bridge Library or from Anna Turner 01422 392606 or anna.turner@calderdale.gov.uk
Event organizer: Anna Turner, Reader Development, Central Library, Halifax.

September 2010

Sunday: Upper Calder Valley – details available shortly.

Title: Walking with Women’s Suffrage.
Venue: meet at Mytholmroyd station (Manchester platform).
Organizer: South Pennine Walk & Ride Festival & Mytholmroyd Walkers’ Action.
Route: circular, 8 miles, moderate (with some steep climbs).
Description: where did the local votes for women campaign come from? This walk circles the beautiful Upper Calder Valley, in the footsteps of Lavena Saltonstall and other local suffragettes – tracking where they lived, where they worked and where Emmeline Pankhurst held her packed Votes for Women meeting.
Walking: boots strongly advised; bring packed lunch.
Booking: booking essential: Hebden Bridge TIC 01422 843831.
Further details: South Pennine Walk & Ride Festival – publicity coming shortly.