Diane Atkinson is a British historian and author who lives in Shoreditch, London. She has written many books about the Suffragettes, and about women in history, most recently in the centenary of (some) women getting the vote in the UK, covering the detailed experiences of campaigning women in Rise up, women! : the remarkable lives of the suffragettes, Bloomsbury (2018) "A thrilling and inspiring read! For too long these extraordinary women have been hidden from history. Rise Up Women! should be a standard text in all schools. And will be a treasured handbook for today's feminists -- Harriet Harman MP"