The suffragette movement shattered the domestic tranquillity of Edwardian England. This book is an original and searching study of the formidable organization which led this campaign: the Women's Social and Political Union.

Part 1 Rise Up, Women!, Andrew Rosen; Introduction, Andrew Rosen; Chapter 1 Antecedents, Andrew Rosen; Chapter 2 Enter the Pankhursts, Andrew Rosen; Chapter 3 The Founding of the WSPU, Andrew Rosen; Chapter 4 Militancy Begins, Andrew Rosen; Chapter 5 To London, Andrew Rosen; Chapter 6 Rapid Growth, Andrew Rosen; Chapter 7 The Split, Andrew Rosen; Chapter 8 To Hyde Park!, Andrew Rosen; Chapter 9 Frustration Mounts, Andrew Rosen; Chapter 10 Violence Begins, Andrew Rosen; Chapter 11 The Trace, Andrew Rosen; Chapter 12 The Trace Renewed, Andrew Rosen; Chapter 13 Violence, Flight, and Divided Counsels, Andrew Rosen; Chapter 14 The Pethick-Lawrences DePart, Andrew Rosen; Chapter 15 Bromley and Bow, and its Aftermath, Andrew Rosen; Chapter 16 The Arson Campaign, Andrew Rosen; Chapter 17 The Great Scourge, Andrew Rosen; Chapter 18 The Arson Campaign, Continued, Andrew Rosen; Chapter 19 The End of the Militant Campaign, Andrew Rosen; Chapter 20 Epilogue: The Vote, and After, Andrew Rosen;