Mrs Pankhurst's Bodyguard: On the Trail of 'Kitty' Marshall and the Met Police 'Cats'
Godfrey, Emelyne
| Publication Date | 2023 |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781803991757 |
| Publisher | The History Press, |
| Binding | Hardback |
| Condition | Near fine, bright copy in like dust jacket |
| SKU | 27373 |
| Notes | Very clean, bright and neat. |
Description
Hardback. 256pp. In 1901 Kitty Marshall divorced her husband and joined the Women’s Social and Political Union. Trained in jujitsu she became a member of the elite ‘bodyguard’ this is the story of Kitty and her second husband solicitor Arthur Marshall and their defence of Mrs Pankhurst and other prominent members of the WSPU, such as Grace Roe, in court and out. Kitty Marshall was one of the pall bearers for Emmeline Pankhurst.
