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PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 15/03/2026
During an age of extreme gender polarisation when women were confined to the domestic sphere, Sarah Jane Rees (1839-1916) from?Llangrannog, better known by her bardic name?Cranogwen, won high esteem as a poet, lecturer, journal editor,?preacher?and temperance campaigner. She also succeeded in her aim of inspiring other Welsh women to overcome class and gender barriers and enter the public?sphere, and?was hailed as a pioneering forerunner of the `New Woman'.?This biographical volume follows her through the various stages of her career from early years as a sailor, showing how an underprivileged woman succeeded in winning such influential renown. New light is also thrown on her homosexual love life, and her progressive views on gender?-?`gender difference is nothing',?she proclaimed in 1888.?The Welsh-language version of this volume, entitled?Cranogwen, won the Wales Book of the Year award for creative non-fiction in 2024.?Binding: Paperback / softback