Unrestrained by convention, lion-hearted and free, Eleanor Marx (1855-98) was an exceptional woman. Hers was the first English translation of Flaubert's Mme Bovary. She pioneered the theatre of Henrik Ibsen. She was the first woman to lead the British dock workers' and gas workers' trades unions. Fo[...]

Unrestrained by convention, lionhearted and free, Eleanor Marx (1855-98) was an exceptional woman. Hers was the first English translation of Flaubert's Madame Bovary. She pioneered the theater of Henrik Ibsen. She was the first woman to lead the British dock workers' and gas workers' trade unions. F[...]

Yvonne Kapp's monumental biography of the daughter of Karl Marx who became a radical activistEleanor Marx is one of the most tragically overlooked radical figures in history, usually overshadowed by her father, Karl. But not only did she edit, translate, transcribe and collaborate with her father, s[...]

Eleanor Marx was an important figure in the early British socialist movement. On top of being friends with the likes of William Morris and George Bernard Shaw, she edited many of her father Karl's works, wrote on 'The Woman Question' and led militant workers on strike during the New Unionism of the [...]