The tarring of Lord Derby's statue; the burning of Lord Leverhulme's bungalow; and the bombing of the Liverpool Cotton Exchange. All of these were the work of the woman who started the suffragette movement in Preston: Edith Rigby. A close friend of the Pankhursts, Edith Rigby was a remarkable woman whose alarming activities belied a gentle, almost shy nature. Here was a woman whose passion for her beliefs - particularly women's suffrage - was matched only by her compassion for her fellow human beings. Shunning all publicity she campaigned ceaselessly. Many of her exploits led to prison and hunger strikes but, though she was not young when the suffragette movement began , she was never deterred. Phoebe Hesketh tells the story of her aunt's life with great affection and in a style that is always readable and entertaining. This is a well written book and a fascinating tribute to one of the brave women without whom women wouldn't have the vote today. Internally the book is clean. The DJ