My Own Story

<p><I>My Own Story</I> (1914) is a memoir by English political activist and suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst. Written at the onset of the First World War <p>My Own Story</I> brings attention to Pankhurst's cause while defending her decision to cease activism until the end of the war. Notable for its descriptions of the British prison system <I>My Own Story</I> is an invaluable document of a life dedicated to others of a historical moment in which an oppressed group rose up to advocate for the simplest of demands: equality.</p><p>Born in a politically active household Emmeline Pankhurst was introduced to the women's suffrage movement at a young age. In 1903 she founded the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) an organization dedicated to the suffragette movement. As their speeches rallies and petitions failed to make headway they turned to militant protest and in 1908 Emmeline was arrested for attempting to enter Parliament to deliver a document to Prime Minister H.H. Asquith. Imprisoned for six weeks she observed the horrifying conditions of prison life including solitary confinement. This experience changed her outlook on the struggle for women's suffrage and she increasingly saw imprisonment as a means of radical publicity. Over the next several years she would be arrested seven times for rioting destroying property and assaulting police officers and while in prison staged hunger strikes in order to gain the attention of the press and political establishment. <I>My Own Story</I> is a record of one woman's tireless advocacy for the sake of countless others.</p><p>This edition of Emmeline Pankhurst's <I>My Own Story</I> is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers.</p> <p>Since our inception in 2020 <b>Mint Editions</b> has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.</p> <p>With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.</p>