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Rebel women between the wars : Breaking boundaries, 1918–39

Sarah Lonsdale
Format: Paperback
Publisher: MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS
Published: April 21, 2026
ISBN: 9781526195050
440 pages, 14 black & white illustration
Country of publication: United Kingdom

£12.99

What did it mean to be a ‘rebel woman’ in the interwar years? Taking the form of a multiple biography, this book traces the struggles, passions and achievements of a set of ‘fearlessly determined’ women who stopped at nothing to make their mark in the traditionally masculine environments of mountaineering, politics, engineering and journalism. From the motorist Claudia Parsons to the ‘star’ reporter Margaret Lane, the mountaineer Dorothy Pilley and the journalist Shiela Grant Duff, the women charted in this book challenged the status quo in all walks of life, alongside writing vivid, eye-witness accounts of their adventures. Recovering their voices across a range of texts including novels, poems, journalism and diaries, Rebel women between the wars reveals their inch by inch gains won through courageous and sometimes controversial and dangerous actions.

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