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Set against the colourful background of the entire campaign for women to win the vote, Hearts and Minds tells the remarkable and inspiring story of the suffragists' march on London.

1913: the last long summer before…

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This book tells the tale of the 1913 National Union of Women’s Suffrage Society (NUWSS) pilgrimage. I’ve always been irked by how the suffragettes and their arson campaign captured the headlines.

So here’s the other story. Suffragist pilgrims walked from all corners to London: down from Carlisle, up from Land’s End. This book takes you with them, mile by mile—all for Votes for Women! Would you have taken part in 1913?

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