I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat.

government for deporting Goldman and for the infamous Palmer raids. Wells in 1913 after her provocatively damning review of his novel Marriage prompted him to invite her to lunch. to give lectures meet artists and get involved in the political scene.

Time called her "indisputably the world's number one woman writer" in 1947. She was made CBE in 1949 and DBE in 1959 in recognition of her outstanding contributions to British letters.