Jane Robinson is brilliant at putting the women back into history and her biography of Barbara Leigh Bodichon, a Victorian feminist we should all be grateful to, is as entertaining as it is necessary. Daisy GoodwinYou have probably not heard of Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon but you certainly should have done.Name any modern human rights movement, and she was a pioneer feminism, equal opportunities, diversity, inclusion, mental health awareness, Black Lives Matter. While her name has been omitted from too many history books, it was Barbara that opened the doors for more famous names to walk through. And her influence owed as much to who she was as to what she did people loved her for her robust sense of humour, cheerfulness and indiscriminate acts of kindness.This is a celebration of the life of the founder of Britains suffrage movement campaigner for equal opportunity in the workplace, the law, at home and beyond. Cofounder of Girton, the first university college for women, a committed activist for human rights, fervently antislavery, she was also one of Victorian Englands finest female painters.Jane Robinsons brilliant new book shines a light on a remarkable woman who lived on her own terms and to whom we owe a huge debt.Skillful storytelling and a warmhearted narrative style . . . What a lot we have to thank Barbara Bodichon and her circle for Literary ReviewStylishly written, and rich with entertaining anecdotes, Robinsons biography reanimates this almost forgotten,...

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