Alice in Westminster

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Alice in Westminster: The Political Life of Alice Bacon
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Author Rachel Reeves
LanguageEnglish
Genre Non-fiction
Publisher Hachette
Publication date
30 November 2016
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages288
ISBN 9781399807449
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Alice in Westminster: The Political Life of Alice Bacon is a biography of Alice Bacon by Rachel Reeves. It was published on 30 November 2016 by Bloomsbury . [1]

Contents

Content

The book covers topics which mattered the most to Alice Bacon according to the Guardian: housing, education, industrial injury, health, pollution. [1]

Reeves describes how gender influenced Bacon's politics. [2]

Reception

The book received favourable reviews from critics.

Prospect reviewed the book Alice in Westminster, describing Reeves as having done Bacon "proud". [3]

According to a review in Modern British History, the book "clearly asserts" Bacon's right to be remembered alongside Barbara Castle and Jennie Lee. [4]

Further development

After the book was published a beer was named after Bacon at Strangers Bar. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Kynaston, David (22 January 2017). "Alice in Westminster: The Political Life of Alice Bacon by Rachel Reeves – review". The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  2. ↑ Lydia Riley, Charlotte (1 September 2016). "Gender and the Labour Party in Historical Perspective: Review of Alice in Westminster by Rachel Reeves". Renewal. 24 (4).
  3. ↑ Holmes, Rachel (18 January 2017). "Books in brief: Alice in Westminster by Rachel Reeves". Archived from the original on 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Beers, Laura (1 September 2017). "Alice in Westminster: The Political Life of Alice Bacon. By Rachel Reeves" . Twentieth Century British History. 28 (3): 482–483. doi:10.1093/tcbh/hwx024. ISSN   0955-2359.
  5. ↑ "Baroness Alice Bacon beer unveiled at Westminster". BBC News. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
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