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Climbing The Bookshelves: The autobiography of Shirley Williams
Shirley Williams
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Description for Climbing The Bookshelves: The autobiography of Shirley Williams
Paperback. * The inspirational autobiography of Shirley Williams - a good and much-loved politician - out now in paperback Num Pages: 432 pages, Section: 32, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 310.
The role of women in our society has changed out of all recognition. But it has changed least in the House of Commons. I want to describe those changes and the resistances to them through the magnifying glass of my own life, a life that coincides with our turbulent post-war history.'
Shirley Williams was born to politics. As well as being influenced by her mother, Vera Brittian, her father George Caitlin, a leading political scientist, encouraged his daughter to have high ambitions for herself - including daring to climb the bookshelves in his library. Elected as MP for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844084753
SKU
V9781844084753
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Shirley Williams
Shirley Williams was born to Vera Brittain in 1930. She was a member of the Labour Party for 35 years before later becoming leader of the Liberal Democrats. She continues to lecture and serves as an advisor on Nuclear Proliferation to Gordon Brown.
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