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Trailblazer: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon : The First Feminist to Change Our World

Jane Robinson

You have probably not heard of Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon but you certainly should have. Name any 'modern' human rights movement, and she was a pioneer: feminism, equal opportunities, diversity, inclusion, mental health awareness, Black Lives Matter. While her name has been omitted from too many history books, it was Barbara that opened the doors for more famous names to walk through. And her influence owed as much to who she was as to what she did: people loved her for her robust sense of humour, cheerfulness and indiscriminate acts of kindness. This is a celebration of the life of the founder of Britain's suffrage movement: campaigner for equal opportunity in the workplace, the law, at home and beyond.

GenresBodichon, Barbara Leigh SmithPolitical and social viewsWomen social reformersEnglandHistory19th century

397 pages, 3 editions

English edition · First published 2024 by Doubleday · ISBN 9780857527776

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3 editions

English

  • Trailblazer: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon : The First Feminist to Change Our World · Doubleday · 2024 · ISBN 9780857527776 This page
  • Trailblazer: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon : The First Feminist to Change Our World · Penguin Books · 2025 · ISBN 9781804994191
  • Trailblazer: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon : The First Feminist to Change Our World · Transworld Digital · 2024 · ISBN 9781473590366

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