Eleanor Marx: A Life

Unrestrained by convention, lion-hearted and free, eleanor marx (1855-98) was an exceptional woman hers was the first english translation of flauberts mme bovary she pioneered the theatre of henrik ibsen she was the first woman to lead the british dock workers and gas workers trades unions for years she worked tirelessly for her father, karl marx, as personal secretary and researcher later she edited many of his key political works and laid the foundations for his biography