Rebel Women Between the Wars: Breaking Boundaries, 1918-39 - Paperback

by Sarah Lonsdale (Author)

An inspiring group biography of thirteen intrepid women who challenged the status quo in interwar Britain.

Back Jacket

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.

Author Biography

Sarah Lonsdale is Senior Lecturer in Journalism at City, University of London. She is the author of the books Wildly different (2024) and The Journalist in British Fiction and Film (2016) and writes for the Times Literary Supplement, History Today and the Sunday Times.