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Writer talk: Jennifer Godfrey
Mon, 18 Nov
|Gillingham Library
Discover the stories, motives, of the women that would change the course of history in Britain, uncovered in Jennifer Godfrey's book "Secret Missions Of The Suffragettes: Glassbreakers And Safe Houses".


Time & Location
18 Nov 2024, 19:00 – 20:30
Gillingham Library, 3 High St, Gillingham ME7 1BE, UK
About the event
JWRITER TALK: JENNIFER GODFREY
Jennifer Godfrey lives in West Kent with her husband, two children and dog. She is the author of two non-fiction books, published by Pen & Sword Ltd, entitled ‘Suffragettes of Kent’ and ‘Secret Missions of the Suffragettes - Glass breakers and Safe Houses’. She is currently researching and writing her third book, also about women’s suffrage. Jennifer has enjoyed writing stories since she was a young child and over the years has been involved in many writing courses, groups and projects.
Secret Missions Of The Suffragettes: Glassbreakers And Safe Houses Over two evenings in March 1912, more than 250 women – old and young, rich and poor, strong and delicate – were arrested and charged with using hammers and stones to smash the windows of shops and offices across London. The youngest amongst them was 19-year-old teenager glass breaker and Kent working maid, Ethel Violet Baldock, whilst…