Helen Antrobus & Andrew Simcock: First in The Fight

20 Women Who Made Manchester

Emmeline Pankhurst stands proudly in St Peter's Square. To celebrate the centenary of some women getting the vote in 2018, the journey began for a statue to be erected, to symbolise the incredible lives and achievements of Manchester's radical women. This book provides a glimpse at the lives of the twenty women who were long-listed, who all made Manchester first in the fight for freedom and feminism.