{"product_id":"from-suffragette-to-fascist-nina-boyd-9780752489179","title":"From Suffragette to Fascist: The Many Lives of Mary Sophia Allen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first biography of a unique pioneering woman--a police officer, fascist, suffragette, and spy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Allen first came to notoriety as a thrice-gaoled, window-smashing suffragette. When WSPU activities ceased in 1914, Allen pioneered the first female police force, recruiting and training hundreds of women. Although honored with an OBE for her policing work during World War I, she was soon infuriating the Establishment by traveling the world in her unauthorized uniform. Forced away from policing in the interwar period, Mary tried her hand at becoming an acclaimed author, running for Parliament, and countering the IRA threat. When her head was turned by a meeting with Hitler, she became Chief Women's Officer of the British Union of Fascists. On the eve of World War II Mary narrowly escaped internment, despite suspicions of spying, secret flights to Germany, and Nazi salutes. Although adored by loyal friends, Mary's willfulness tarnished her reputation and has, until now, overshadowed her extraordinary life and achievements. This is her story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nina Boyd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0752489178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780752489179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nina Boyd","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47579603566847,"sku":"9780752489179","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e32ed183-8452-4d7c-a10d-0b339102aca1.jpg?v=1763875345","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-suffragette-to-fascist-nina-boyd-9780752489179","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}