{"product_id":"9780753559949-a-dirty-filthy-book","title":"A Dirty, Filthy Book","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnnie Besant’s Fight for Reproductive Rights\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Makes the case for Annie Besant as a truly eminent Victorian, as brilliant and fearless as she was beautiful’ \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon, 1877. A petite young woman stands before an all-male jury, about to risk everything. She takes a breath, and opens her defence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnnie Besant and her confidant Charles Bradlaugh are on trial for the crime of publishing a birth control pamphlet. Remarkably, Annie is defending herself against obscenity charges 45 years before women can practice law in England. At a time when women were expected to be obedient, Annie’s fearless voice was a sensation and spotlighted issues of sex, censorship and morality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Dirty, Filthy Book\u003c\/i\u003e tells the gripping story of a little-known pioneer who refused to accept the role that the establishment assigned her, and chose instead to resist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41672180629601,"sku":"9780753559949","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32357681.jpg?v=1737194135","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780753559949-a-dirty-filthy-book","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}