num_pages: 386
description: This is an inimitable collection of outrageous and unforgettable 20th-century women who refused to fulfill society's expectations. Their company includes the woman who survived 4 months adrift in a dinghy in the Pacific and the woman who played professional polo disguised as a man for 15 years, as well as the inimitable Dame Barbara Cartland and Fanny Cradock. Very few of the women featured were "celebrities," yet their stories represent a century of progress and change, capturing the spirit of those who came of age between Emancipation and the Equal Opportunities Act, whether high life or low life, pioneers or bluestockings.
language: English
title: Chin Up, Girls!: A Book of Women's Obituaries from the Daily Telegraph
titlecomplete: Chin Up, Girls!: A Book of Women's Obituaries from the Daily Telegraph
genres: Biography, Feminism, Reference, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 42
publisher: John Murray