Project Gutenberg 2013-02-19 Public domain in the USA. 174 Sharp, Evelyn 1869 1955 Rebel women The women at the gate -- To prison while the sun shines -- Shaking hands with the Middle Ages -- Filling the war chest -- The conversion of Penelope's mother -- At a street corner -- The crank of all the ages -- Patrolling the gutter -- The black spot of the constituency -- Votes for women: forward! -- The person who cannot escape -- The daughter who stays at home -- The game that wasn't cricket -- Dissension in the home. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Carol Spence, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Rebel Women" by Evelyn Sharp is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The book addresses the struggles and triumphs of women in their fight for suffrage, centering around the militant actions of suffragettes and their supporters. It sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the societal conversations surrounding women's rights, activism, and the challenges they face. The opening section introduces us to a determined woman among a crowd in London, poised to join a suffragette protest amidst a mix of public sentiment. The narrative captures her reflections and interactions as she witnesses others discussing the plight of women fighting for their voting rights. The atmosphere is charged with tension as police enforcement clashes with the rebels, highlighting both the inner strength of these women and the dismissive attitudes of the onlookers. This introductory scene serves to immerse the reader in the heart of the suffrage movement while establishing the emotional stakes and moral dilemmas faced by those involved. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42136/42136-h/images/cover2.jpg Reading ease score: 66.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Women -- Suffrage -- Great Britain Women -- Great Britain -- Social conditions HQ PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies 214680 2025-08-17T06:22:03.841884 text/html 194910 2024-10-23T14:13:42 text/html 124278 2025-08-17T06:22:07.274837 application/epub+zip 125381 2025-08-17T06:22:04.490879 application/epub+zip 125379 2025-08-17T06:22:04.146883 application/epub+zip 207787 2025-08-17T06:22:09.713827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179638 2025-08-17T06:22:06.940893 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179697 2022-09-19T09:19:29.794597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193075 2025-08-17T06:22:03.539857 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 173241 2024-10-23T14:13:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17711 2025-08-17T06:22:09.849848 application/rdf+xml 17267 2025-08-17T06:22:04.225889 image/jpeg 3824 2025-08-17T06:22:04.185889 image/jpeg 119602 2025-08-17T06:22:03.862874 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia