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LibriVox recording of No Surrender by Constance Elizabeth Maud.
Read in English by Lisa Reichert
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)
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Read in English by Lisa Reichert
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)
For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.
For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org.
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Reviews
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TwinkieToes
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December 4, 2019
Subject: Excellent!
Subject: Excellent!
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!
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!
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Rafaela da Silva Melo
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November 22, 2019
Subject: Very interesting!
Subject: Very interesting!
It is nice to know that I can heard another Constance Maud works on Librevox. Thank you for posting this file!
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Jpassservais
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December 18, 2015
Subject: Thank You
Subject: Thank You
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.
