What did women from the Ipswich area get to vote? Surely it was only in London that she bound herself to the wall with chains, held huge processions, went to prison, and burned the buildings. But women were heard in towns and villages in Britain.

This book shows the extent of women's involvement in and around Ipswich until the outbreak of the First World War. In the face of large opposition, ongoing harassment and even physical violence, these women held the meetings, exhibitions and the most recent polls.

Controversially, they closed themselves to avoid census and resisted taxes. At a time when women had little power inside or outside the house, the story of how ordinary women supported one another was to demand a view on the country's affairs..

I want that book.