Clash: A novel by Ellen Wilkinson

1926, the General Strike, a time of mass protest. Joan Craig, is an activist in the trade union movement and Labour Party. Clash is a story of her personal and political turmoil. She experiences the excitement of mass protest and faces personal dilemmas in her relations with two men friends. About the author: Ellen Wilkinson (1891-1947) was recognised as a lively public speaker, and addressed public meetings throughout the UK in support of strikers. She was born in Manchester, was the first woman on the city council, and was a Labour MP for Jarrow, and Middlesbrough East. She became the first female Minister of Education, in the 1945 Labour government.