{"product_id":"9781837723102","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Woman on a Mission : Cranogwen in Victorian Wales by Jane Aaron","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 15\/03\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring 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.? \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369313022325,"sku":"9781837723102","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781837723102","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}