Sally Heathcote: Suffragette

One hundred years on, a graphic novel tells the story of the fight for Women’s Suffrage

Sally Heathcote: Suffragette tells the story of one woman’s involvement with the suffrage movement, from 1898 until the start of WW1. It highlights both how far women have come in this regard and how dangerous it is to take progress and the fight for gender equality for granted.

Sally is a fictional character, but her story is closely based on real events. The book is impeccably researched, rich in detail, and full of cameos by real historical figures. When we first meet Sally, she works as a maid in the home of leading suffragette, Emmeline Pankhurst; after moving to London, she becomes involves in the campaign for the vote herself. Sally Heathcote, Suffragette is centered on a working class woman: it challenges the idea that the struggle for progress and equality is imposed on the masses by the elite.

Sally Heathcote: Suffragette is a gripping inside story of the campaign for the vote. A tale of loyalty, love and courage, set against a vividly realized backdrop of Edwardian Britain, it follows the fortunes of a common housemaid swept up in the feminist militancy of the era. Sally Heathcote: Suffragette is another stunning collaboration from Costa-award winners, Mary and Bryan Talbot. Teamed up with acclaimed illustrator, Kate Charlesworth, Sally Heathcote’s lavish pages bring history to life.

“Sally’s fantastic! Apart from the rollicking story and the ‘look’, what I really relish is the accuracy. Wow.”

Elizabeth Crawford, women’s suffrage historian. Author of The Women’s Suffrage Movement: a reference guide and editor of Campaigning for the Vote: Kate Parry Frye’s Suffrage Diary

Published by Dark Horse Books