About Jennifer

Suffragettes of Kent is my first book.

I live in Kent. I'm married with two children. 

Having previously been a Solicitor I trained to accurately convey accounts of an event or situation.  Whilst working at a mental health charity, I listened to stories and experiences and used these to create resources for young people. I now work for a local authority in their communities team, again very much connecting and interacting with people.  Writing suffragettes of Kent enabled me to become an advocate once again, but this tine for historic Kent voices.

Some of my favourite bits:

• I LOVE that I was able to tell the previously untold story of Our Ethel - Learn more at 'Untold Story'  
• My favourite story of a suffragette 'attack' in Kent was that of the 'molestation' of Prime Minister Asquith and Home Secretary, Mr Gladstone.  The lengths the three suffragettes went to at Lympne was incredible. And, amazingly they managed to escape!
• I am also very fond of the stories of the Kent inhabitants that were subjected to the suffrage campaigning. I really enjoyed telling the story of farmers, Mr and Mrs Bowen, who allowed the touring WSPU suffragettes to stay on their farm.
• The most enjoyable pieces of research, retracing and writing were the many tours of Kent that the different suffrage societies undertook in Kent. This was because it took much detective work and detailed checks to piece them together.