From militant suffragette at the beginning of the twentieth century to campaigner against colonialism in Africa after the Second World War Sylvia Pankhurst dedicated her life to fighting oppression & injustice In this vivid biography Katherine Connelly examines Pankhurst's role at the forefront of significant developments in the history of radical politics She guides us through Pankhurst's construction of a suffragette militancy which put working-class women at the heart of the struggle her championing of the Bolshevik Revolution & her clandestine attempts to sabotage the actions of the British state as well as her early identification of the dangers of Fascism The book explores the dilemmas debates & often painful personal consequences faced by Pankhurst which were played out in her art writings & activism It argues that far from being an advocate of disparate causes Pankhurst's campaigns were united by an essential continuity which hold vital lessons for achieving social change This lively & accessible biography presents Pankhurst as a courageous & inspiring campaigner of huge relevance to those engaged in social movements today