Red Ellen : the life of Ellen Wilkinson, socialist, feminist, internationalist /

In 1908, Ellen Wilkinson, a fiery adolescent from a working-class family in Manchester, was "the only girl who talks in school debates." By midcentury, Wilkinson had helped found Britain's Communist Party, earned a seat in Parliament and become a renowned advocate for the poor and dis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Beers, Laura, 1978- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Subjects:	Wilkinson, Ellen Cicely, > 1891-1947. Communist Party of Great Britain > History. Labour Party (Great Britain) > History. Stateswomen > Great Britain > Biography. Statesmen > Great Britain > Biography. Feminism > Great Britain > History > 20th century. Internationalists > Great Britain > Biography.

Table of Contents:

The only girl who talks in school debates
Ellen's Great War
On the road to radicalization
From Ireland to Russia
A woman candidate with communistic views
The mighty atom bursts into Parliament
Nine days that (almost) shook the world
No longer upsetting the apple cart
Out of parliament
On the international stage
A fight for humanity itself
Pursuing social justice in Britain and beyond
The anti-fascist tribune
Ellen is now a minister
Reforming education
Death of a good comrade.