Where There's Muck, There's Bras: Lost Stories of the Amazing Women of the North

by Kate Fox

Overview

From rebels to writers, athletes to astronauts, join Kate Fox takes on an entertaining and eye-opening journey through the lives of these extraordinary women whose lives and achievements have too long been hidden.

From Cartimandua, the forgotten Iron Age Queen of the North, to Woodbine-smoking football player Lily Parr, Kate with her trademark wit and sense of fun, shows how these astonishing trailblazers laid the ground for modern stars from Victoria Wood to Little Mix. Nicola Adams, Betty Boothroyd and Helen Sharman all have these unsung northern champions to thank for paving their way.

Funny, enlightening and a call to arms, it’s perfect for a nation ready to rediscover its hidden heroes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780008472900
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	03/17/2022
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishers
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Kate Fox is a stand-up poet and has performed everywhere from the Glastonbury Festival to Radio 4. Kate has been a radio journalist, a Victoria Wood tribute act (called Victoria Wouldn’t) and newspaper columnist and does really hold a PHD in Northerness.
As well as her poetry and touring, Kate writes and campaigns about neurodiversity. She lives in Whitley Bay.

Kate Fox is a stand-up poet and has performed everywhere from the Glastonbury Festival to Radio 4. Kate has been a radio journalist, a Victoria Wood tribute act (called Victoria Wouldn’t) and newspaper columnist and does really hold a PHD in Northerness. As well as her poetry and touring, Kate writes and campaigns about neurodiversity. She lives in Whitley Bay.

Table of Contents

1 The Forgotten Queens of the North 1

2 The Hildas 17

3 Sibyls, Suffragettes and (re)Sisters 43

4 Politicians 73

5 Sportswomen 103

6 Writers 139

7 Women with Microphones 185

8 Stage and Screen 219

9 Sound and Vision 241

10 Explorers of Earth and Air 261

Acknowledgements 281

Author's Note/Sources 283

Editorial Reviews

‘Kate Fox is funny, quirky and a wonderful writer’ Sarah Millican

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