Diane Atkinson

Diane Atkinson is an historian and author who lives in Shoreditch, London.^[1]

She has written many books about the Suffragettes, and about Victorian women, most recently Elsie and Mairi Go To War. 'In this fascinating book, Diane Atkinson does a lot more than simply remind us of a story that deserves to be more widely known', wrote Kathryn Hughes: 'She also given us a ripping yarn about two plucky English gels who performed miracles while also having the time of their lives.' ^[2] Atkinson's book Love and Dirt about the marriage of Arthur Munby and Hannah Cullwick was also very widely reviewed and Atkinson contributed to Upstairs Downstairs Love a Channel Four drama documentary based upon it screened on June 16, 2008.

Atkinson was a curator at the Museum of London and prepared their Suffragette exhibition in 1992.^[3]

She is a graduate of the University of East Anglia.

Publications

• Elsie and Mairi go to War (2009)
• Love and Dirt (2004)
• Funny Girls: Cartooning for Equality,(Penguin, 1997) a book of cartoons about the Suffragette movement
• The Suffragettes in Pictures (1996)
• The Purple, White and Green: Suffragettes in London (Museum of London, 1992)
• Votes for Women (1998).

References

Maroulla Joannou 'To defend the oppressed', Gender and History Vol.10 No.2 August 1998, pp. 312–315 - a review of The Suffragettes in Pictures

Kathryn Hughes 'Book of the Week: A good roll in the muck', Guardian, , 18 January 2003 - a review of Love and Dirt

Victoria Lane 'A Dust Wench', Telegraph, 25 January 2003 - a review of Love and Dirt

Di, the Dauntless Atkinson's own webpage

Footnotes

1. ^ Di, the Dauntless Atkinson's own webpage
2. ^ Mail on Sunday, 26 July 2009
3. ^ Diane Atkinson, The Purple, White and Green: Suffragettes in London, Museum of London Catalogue, 1992

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