{"product_id":"etta-lemon","title":"Etta Lemon","description":"\u003cb\u003eRead the fascinating story of one of the greatest unsung figures of the nature conservation movement, founder of the RSPB and icon of early animal rights activism, Etta Lemon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A heroine for our times, \u003cb\u003eEtta Lemon\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ecampaigned for fifty years against the worldwide slaughter of birds \u003c\/b\u003efor extravagantly feathered hats. Her legacy is the \u003cb\u003eRSPB\u003c\/b\u003e, grown from an all-female pressure group of 1889 with the splendidly simple pledge: Wear No Feathers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Etta’s \u003cb\u003elong battle against ‘murderous millinery’\u003c\/b\u003e triumphed with the Plumage Act of 1921 – but her legacy has been eclipsed by the more glamorous campaign for the vote, led by the elegantly plumed \u003cb\u003eEmmeline Pankhurst\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This gripping narrative explores\u003cb\u003e two formidable heroines and their rival, overlapping campaigns.\u003c\/b\u003e Moving from the feather workers’ slums to high society, from the first female political rally to the rise of the eco-feminist, it restores \u003cb\u003eEtta Lemon\u003c\/b\u003e to her rightful place in history – the extraordinary woman who saved the birds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ETTA LEMON was originally published in hardback in 2018 under the title of MRS PANKHURST'S PURPLE FEATHER.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A great story of pioneering conservation.' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKATE HUMBLE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Quite brilliant. Meticulous and perceptive. A triumph of a book.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHARLIE ELDER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Shocking and entertaining. The surprising story of the campaigning women who changed Britain.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVIRGINIA NICHOLSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A fascinating and moving story, vividly told.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOHN CAREY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A fascinating clash of two causes: rights for women and rights for birds to fly free not adorn suffragettes’ hats. An illuminating story, provocative, well-researched and brilliantly told.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDIANA SOUHAMI\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315102884222,"sku":"NW9780711263383","price":11.43,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780711263383.jpg?v=1779609838","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/etta-lemon","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}