'Women of England, awake' -- Reform for men only -- 'He wants girls in parliament' -- Lydia Becker from Manchester -- Mrs. Maxwell votes -- 'This mad, wicked folly of women's rights' -- Death of Miss Becker -- Swaying fortunes at Westminster -- Applauses from the ladies gallery -- Labour to the rescue -- Richard and Emmeline Pankhurst -- W.S.P.U. is born -- A challenging question to Churchill -- The assault on London -- The two Emmelines and Mrs. Despard -- Keep the liberal out -- A split, the league is formed -- Clinging to their chains -- Pageantry on the streets of London -- Inside Bow Street Police Court -- 'The women of England are clamouring outside' -- The hunger strike - Lady Constance in disguise -- Conciliation and King Edward's death -- From prison to citizenship -- 'War is declared on women' -- Smashing the windows -- The Emmelines part company -- An obscene letter to The Times -- The constitutionalists progress -- Strange colours at Balmoral -- 'Burning to vote' -- 'I don't know what we are coming to' -- The vote at last -- Appendix I. Biographical index -- Appendix II. Dates of enfranchisement of women abroad -- Index