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When Courage Calls : Josephine Butler and the Radical Pursuit of Justice for Women by Sarah C. Williams (2025, Hardcover)
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Millicent Fawcett once described Josephine Butler as 'the most distinguished English woman of the nineteenth century'. Underpinning Butler's public life of political activism lies the full corpus of her writing and the spirituality that grounded her activism.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHodder & Stoughton Canada
ISBN-101399803735
ISBN-139781399803731
eBay Product ID (ePID)7058379306
Product Key Features
Book TitleWhen Courage Calls : Josephine Butler and the Radical Pursuit of Justice for Women
Number of Pages356 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2025
TopicEthics, Sociology / General, Judaism / General, Essays
GenreReligion, Social Science
AuthorSarah C. Williams
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight18.4 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2025-399747
ReviewsThe story of Josephine Butler is astonishing, shocking, inspiring , recounted here by a narrator who understands the very core of her subject. A powerful read.
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal303.484092
Synopsis'A crucial and compelling read' NATALIE COLLINS @GodLovesWomen 'The story of Josephine Butler is astonishing, shocking, inspiring, recounted here by a narrator who understands the very core of her subject. A powerful read.' CLAIRE GILBERT, author of I, Julian 'When Courage Calls allows us to hear Butler's message afresh at a time when women's value and safety is again at risk.' ALISON MILBANK, Professor of Literature and Theology, University of Nottingham 'This is an inspiring book written by an inspiring writer' RACHAEL TREWEEK, Bishop of Gloucester Millicent Fawcett, the leader of the British suffragist movement, described Josephine Butler as 'the most distinguished English woman of the nineteenth century'. Among the first feminist activists, Butler raised public awareness of the plight of destitute women, worked to address human trafficking and led a vigorous campaign to secure equal rights for women before the law. In her pursuit of justice, Butler did as much for women as William Wilberforce did for African slaves within the British Empire, and yet, while Wilberforce remains a household name, Butler is forgotten. Social historian Sarah C. Williams presents a re-examined biography of the radical political activist Josephine Butler. From the beauty of her childhood in Northumbria, to the stifling intellectual environment of mid-Victorian Oxford; from the impoverished streets of Liverpool and the brothels of London, Brussels and Paris, to the offices of Westminster and the Houses of Parliament. Butler's relentless drive to secure rights for women against the sexual double standard of her day captures a remarkable woman with deeply held values for equality. Underpinning Butler's public life of political activism lies the full corpus of her writing and the spirituality that grounded her activism. When Courage Calls offers a profound examination of Butler's inner life of prayer, defined by her radical sense of justice that was able to transform Victorian society. Such conviction offers us a taste of the possibility for our time and culture. This biography presents a fresh interpretation of the relationship between Josephine Butler's public leadership, her political activism and her spirituality.
LC Classification NumberHQ1595
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