Tag: Suffragette
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Victoria Woodhull: The First Woman to Run for President of the United States (among many other things)
Kamala Harris is the first woman to serve as Vice President of the United States, but another woman helped pave the way. Sam Marks examines the extraordinary life of Victoria Woodhull.
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Forgotten Women in History
Women’s history is a relatively recent area for historians to study. Isabelle Shaw explains why it’s such an important one.
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Film Review: Suffragette
It has been a long time coming, but finally director Sarah Gavron (Brick Lane) and screenwriter Abi Morgan (The Iron Lady) have produced a gripping and forthright film that tackles the militant women’s suffrage movement of pre-war Britain. Set in 1912 in the heart of London and primarily concerned with working-class women, the film centres…
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