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The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht
- Narrated by: Lucy Paterson
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
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On the 25th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament, this book captures an important moment in contemporary history: how a grassroots women's movement, harking back to the suffragettes and second wave feminists of the 1970s and 1980s, took on the political establishment - and changed the course of history.
Through a collection of over thirty essays and photographs, some of the women involved tell the story of the five-year campaign to protect women's sex-based rights. Author J.K. Rowling explains why she used her global reach to stand up for women. Leading SNP MP Joanna Cherry writes of how she risked her political career for her beliefs. Survivors of male violence who MSPs refused to meet are given the voice they were denied at Holyrood. Ash Regan MSP recounts what it was like to become the first government minister to resign on a question of principle since the SNP came to power in 2007. Former prison governor Rhona Hotchkiss charts how changes in prison policy in Scotland led to the controversy over Isla Bryson.
It is the story of women who risked their job, reputation, even the bonds of family and friendship, to make their voices heard, and ended up - unexpectedly - contributing to the downfall of Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's first woman first minister.
Above all, it is the story of the women who wouldn't wheesht.
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- Annie7
- 25-06-24
Excellent
So pleased to see the struggles these women had to be taken seriously & listened to, finally told from their first hand accounts. Strong and brave women who raised awareness when many with power would rather they went away & there was no debate. I have strongly recommended reading this book to many friends & family.
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- Mojo
- 19-06-24
An invaluable record
An invaluable record of the bravery of ordinary women and a powerful and important story.
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- JT
- 06-07-24
Scary how the Scottish government got away with it!
Having followed what’s been going on since 2018 it’s terrifying how we have got to the position where we are! These brave Scottish women who had so much to lose, and in some cases did, have stood up and said no. The stories are terrifying & sound like something from a century ago and to think this is happening now should wake people up from their sleep! Everyone needs to read this book & then act, if not it will get worse. My only gripe is with the narration, did anyone listen before it was released? I nearly stopped listening as she kept spelling Terf, T.E.R.F rather than saying it, along with Filia etc which become beyond frustrating and gave me the feeling she has no idea what’s going on and is just reading as a job. Maybe this can be changed..
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- Lea.v.
- 27-06-24
Fantastic, concise summary
This is one of the most interesting books of it's kind I've come accross for some time.
Very well structured, with heartfelt and relevant testimony, in a pleasingly chronological order.
If you were wondering what concerns are being raised and why, this is the book for you.
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- Jeannie B.
- 22-06-24
Powerful account of history being made
The bravery of these Scottish women who still won't Weesht (stay quiet) is inspiring. I'm so glad this book has been written and published and that this important part of history has been recorded for posterity.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-06-24
What and education
Granted I'm only halfway in but, I have learned so much and have looked at the recent history of women fighting for recognition in our own right. These women, younger than myself, are the women we should all strive to be or at the very least, have in mind when casting votes and making other important decisions.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-07-24
Thank you for your bravery and determination
I’m in awe of these women. Many of them have lost friends, work, money, and even their homes, but their sense of morality and justice has meant they won’t be “wheesht”. I am furious at what’s going on in the name of “equality” these days and I’m genuinely terrified by the future.
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- Dewdrop
- 28-06-24
Excellent summary of a modern women's rebellion
What a rollercoaster ride. Tears almost immediately, fury, laughter, the inevitable return of the fury. Covering law, sport, prisons, schools, the workplace, rape crisis centres, all the places that Sturgeon's Scotland have undermined women's rights, unimaginable in the 21st century. and the women are still fighting because they haven't won yet. I'm joining them.
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- 05-07-24
Priceless inside view into modern politics
I wonder if any of the contributors considered a possibility that GRR was intended from the start as a bait that would be guaranteed to trigger a conflict with UK government with the sole purpose of whipping up pro-SNP/anti-UK sentiment? That the Scottish women ended up under the bus was acceptable collateral damage. And most of the other MSPs just fell for the ruse.
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- Wicked
- 05-07-24
Powerful and Shocking
A series of thoughtful and considered essays by a range of incredible women. They document the shameful attempt to force through gender self ID, which would allow any man free access to ALL women's spaces, including prisons and rape crisis centres. These women stood up and said no, they wouldn't wheesht. Thank you to every single one of them.
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