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Women's history

A Force To Be Reckoned With by Jane Robinson This fascinating book examining the development of the Women's Institute will appeal to formidable women everywhere. The original Girl Power ! more Only £8.99 Was £9.99 You save £1.00

A Spoonful Of Sugar by Brenda Ashford If you enjoyed Call The Midwife on television earlier in the year you will love this memoir from a Norland Nanny working through the war. more Only £5.99 Was £6.99 You save £1.00

Bluestockings by Jane Robinson Bluestockings tells an inspiring story - of defiance and determination, of colourful eccentricity and at times heartbreaking loneliness, as well as of passionate friendships, midnight cocoa-parties, and glorious self-discovery. more £9.99

Daring To Hope by Mark Pottle Lady Violet Bonham Carter, daughter of the Liberal prime minister H. H. Asquith, and herself a leading Liberal, was described by Winston Churchill in 1951 as 'one of the very best speakers, male or female'. more Only £4.99 Was £20.00 You save £15.01

District Nurse by Susan Cohen This illuminating book shows how the role of the district nurse has moved on greatly since Queen Victoria’s Jubilee, expanding and developing to provide a broad range of invaluable health care services in the community. more Only £5.99 Was £6.99 You save £1.00

Domestic Soldier by Jennifer Purcell Using brand new research from the Mass-Observation Archive, Jennifer Purcell brings to life - in all its tragedy, pathos, joy and fear - the lives of six ordinary women made extraordinary by the demands of war. more Only £11.69 Was £12.99 You save £1.30

England's Mistress by Kate Williams A dramatic, sparkling tale of sex, glamour, intrigue, romance and heartbreak, England's Mistress traces the rise and rise of the gorgeous Emma Hamilton. more Only £7.99 Was £8.99 You save £1.00

Female Occupations: Women's Employment 1850-1950 by Margaret Ward The entries in this book are based on an encyclopaedic approach, each full of interest and information, as they chart the steadily evolving status of women and the job opportunities open to them. more £12.99

First Lady of Fleet Street by Yehuda Koren Drawing on a wealth of original material, First Lady of Fleet Street paints a vivid picture of a remarkable woman, the first woman ever to edit a national British newspaper, and of the times in which she lived. more Only £18.00 Was £20.00 You save £2.00

Girls in Khaki by Barbara Green The Auxiliary Territorial Service was formed in 1938 as Britain faced the threat of war. This is the story of those remarkable women more Only £11.49 Was £12.99 You save £1.50