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The extraordinary and dramatic biography of the first modern feminist, who spent her entire life fighting for the principle of equality'Gripping... Most lives would be overshadowed by such a melodramatic end. But Marx's life was so much more than a murder mystery, as Rachel Holmes's gripping and vividly told biography demonstrates'Sunday Times'Superb... The story of this remarkable life is so well told, with a rare combination of pace, verve and scholarship'Jeanette Winterson, Daily TelegraphUnrestrained by convention, lion-hearted and free, Eleanor Marx (1855-98) was an exceptional woman. Hers was the first English translation of Flaubert's Mme Bovary. She pioneered the theatre of Henrik Ibsen. She was the first woman to lead the British dock workers'and gas workers'trades unions. For years she worked tirelessly for her father, Karl Marx, as personal secretary and researcher. Later she edited many of his key political works, and laid the foundations for his biography. But foremost among her achievements was her pioneering feminism. For her, sexual equality was a necessary precondition for a just society. Drawing strength from her family and their wide circle, including Friedrich E

Author

Rachel Holmes

Publisher

Bloomsbury, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781620409718

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Rating

4.28 / 5 (146 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14