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At last! This meticulously researched and sympathetically written book illuminates the life and considerable achievements of Chrystal Macmillan - suffragist, pacifist, skilled political lobbyist, pioneering lawyer and builder of feminist institutions. This inspirational figure -that you likely have not heard about - was neither 'flamboyant not militant' but she was a hugely consequential feminist protagonist in the struggle for women's citizenship, equality and peace in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries in Scotland, the UK, Europe and internationally. Helen Kay and Rose Pipes' book tackles this neglect. It spans Chrystal's early life, key episodes in her life's work as a campaigner on the domestic and international stage, to her premature death in the 1930s. They have painstakingly pieced together - sometimes from scant historical sources - a compelling narrative; a narrative which animates and gives voice to Chrystal not only as feminist of historic importance but also as a three-dimensional character: inspirational, cautious, high-handed, strategic, mischievous, and brave. This lively and scholarly book is an excellent addition to the history of feminist political and social activism.--Fiona Mackay, University of Edinburgh Always, women have shaped and formed history but almost never the narrative that describes it. This book is a reminder of the dogged brilliance of our foremothers in creating a future from the past. Thanks to Helen Kay and Rose Pipes for bringing Chrystal back to life.--Madeleine Rees, OBE, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)

Always, women have shaped and formed history but almost never the narrative that describes it. This book is a reminder of the dogged brilliance of our foremothers in creating a future from the past. Thanks to Helen Kay and Rose Pipes for bringing Chrystal back to life.--Madeleine Rees, OBE, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) At last! This meticulously researched and sympathetically written book illuminates the life and considerable achievements of Chrystal Macmillan - suffragist, pacifist, skilled political lobbyist, pioneering lawyer and builder of feminist institutions. This inspirational figure -that you likely have not heard about - was neither 'flamboyant not militant' but she was a hugely consequential feminist protagonist in the struggle for women's citizenship, equality and peace in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries in Scotland, the UK, Europe and internationally. Helen Kay and Rose Pipes' book tackles this neglect. It spans Chrystal's early life, key episodes in her life's work as a campaigner on the domestic and international stage, to her premature death in the 1930s. They have painstakingly pieced together - sometimes from scant historical sources - a compelling narrative; a narrative which animates and gives voice to Chrystal not only as feminist of historic importance but also as a three-dimensional character: inspirational, cautious, high-handed, strategic, mischievous, and brave. This lively and scholarly book is an excellent addition to the history of feminist political and social activism.--Fiona Mackay, University of Edinburgh

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Helen Kay, independent researcher, has a special interest in the woman suffrage movement in Scotland and the early history of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) from 1915 to 1924. As a member of the Women's History Network, Helen has promoted interest in the work of Chrystal Macmillan, working with Edinburgh University on exhibitions and giving presentations on various aspects of Chrystal Macmillan's work to academic and community groups. Rose Pipes is a former commissioning editor with Oliver & Boyd publishers, Edinburgh, and now an independent researcher. Her own publications include The Colonies of Stockbridge and Stockbridge in Living Memory. She is also co-editor of The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women and The New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women (EUP, 2006/2018). She has published several articles on Chrystal Macmillan as well as contributing to the Legal Landmarks project.

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