BooksA room of her ownAmber Reeves is remembered as the mistress of HG Wells, but she survived their affair to become a pioneering feminist author, says Margaret DrabbleWhen I embarked on the research for my introduction to the new Penguin reprint of HG Wells's Ann Veronica , I knew Amber Reeves was the young woman on whom the engaging character of 21-year-old Ann Veronica Stanley was based: she bore Wells a daughter in December 1909 when she was 21. Read More...
ChinaUeno’s books are hugely popular in China, where a crackdown on large-scale organising has stifled a nascent feminist movement
To find evidence that China’s feminist movement is gaining momentum – despite strict government censorship and repression – check bookshelves, nightstands and digital libraries. There, you might find a copy of one of Chizuko Ueno’s books. The 74-year-old Japanese feminist and author of Feminism from Scratch and Patriarchy and Capitalism has sold more than a million books in China, according to Beijing Open Book, which tracks sales. Read More...
Rail strikesLNER train drivers to strike for five extra days in minimum service rowAslef responds to threat to force 40% of normal timetable to be run on strike days
The train drivers’ union Aslef has called an extra five days of strikes at LNER in response to the threatened imposition of minimum service levels at the state-run London-Scotland service.
The controversial legislation, which was brought in by the government in late 2023, is likely to be trialled for the first time in the latest round of rail strikes. Read More...
