No Surrender
Gelesen von Lisa Reichert
Constance Elizabeth Maud
(4,846 Sterne; 13 Bewertungen)
Written from the midst of the struggle for female suffrage, Constance Elizabeth Maud’s novel No Surrender (1911) is a Call to Arms. It is a dramatic narrative portraying key players and historical events in the battle for the Vote for Women in Britain. Jenny Clegg is a Lancashire millgirl working long, hard hours under unhealthy conditions in order to support her mother and younger siblings, only to have her father take possession of her savings. In order to seek the rights to improved work conditions, equal pay, and many other human rights, she joins the movement of women seeking political representation. The perspectives of the genteel and working classes, men, as well as the Antis, are presented. (Summary by Lisa Reichert) (10 hr 1 min)
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Phenomenal
psichick
(5 Sterne)
This book is perhaps the best I've ever experienced. It's certainly one that I utterly had to experience. Whatever the name of that Hollywood revisionist movie was is so absolutely watered down I feel offended, though I must say not surprised in the least, that it was released for mass consumption. I can say with certainty that it's completely 'Disneyfied'. I'm shocked, though again not surprised, that any actor would take part in such a farce. Until I find a purer documentation of those most harrowing times in British history, the absolute courage of women in the face of any adversity thrown at them by men & women alike, & a more precise description of the cowardliness of men when their sisters, daughters, & mothers are being quite literally held without legal charge, being tortured by guards & doctors alike, caged within cells of prisons too vile for any being of this Earth to exist, I will update this review. But I guarantee that task will take time, if I'm even able to so do whatsoever. If you're like me, you'll find yourself shouting aloud, sometimes in anger, other times with fist raised as a sign of respect & solidarity. Be prepared also for tears during scenes I shan't detail here, but ones painted so vividly you'll be in such a state you'll be wanting to somehow appear then & there to intervene with all your might.
Thank You
Jpassservais
(5 Sterne)
Thank you, Lisa Reichert, for your excellent reading of this important work. The sweetness of your voice, the empathy it displayed in describing the characters and events in this novel filled me with tears of anger toward those who could be so cruel and toward others who could turn their backs on such cruelty. I have two beautiful daughters and I thanked God for the female heroes of this story, without whom, such a situation might still exist. Believe me I am not blind to the fact that many women and female children are still victimized by such terror. I wish everyone could hear you read this book. May God bless you, Lisa, for your work, and bless all of the unselfish volunteers of Librivox, and, I sincerely believe he will. Thank you so much.
Excellent!
TwinkieToes
(5 Sterne)
A look into what it was like to be a suffragist or suffragette (apparently, they're different) in England when the movement was at its culmination. The pitiable, the courageous, the deplorable, and the admirable are all there. Sure, some of the conversations and situations are contrived, but the story is still compelling, and it's interesting to hear the arguments. The reader is excellent. Thank you!
Very interesting!
rafaelavaazdecaminha
(5 Sterne)
It is nice to know that I can heard another Constance Maud works on Librevox. Thank you for posting this file!