The fight for women's liberation and equality under patriarchy spans centuries of history, and is still being waged today—but what lessons can feminist movements like #MeToo learn from suffragettes and black feminist activists? Fordham historian Kirsten Swinth explores the best books on feminism, ...
Richardson joined the Suffragettes when they had made a deliberate shift in tactics, one aimed at raising awareness of the movement through acts of disruption and, in particular, the destruction of property. This was considered an appropriate response to a prevailing order in which “values were s...
s mother was such a strong and interesting character. She studied history at Oxford and was a socialist thinker connected with the suffragettes. I almost wanted another biography just of her. It was very early for a woman to be studying at Oxford or Cambridge – I tend to think of Oxford...
‘All eyes were raised to the summit of the church where an extraordinary sight could be seen. At the top of the highest gallery, higher than the central rose window, a huge flame shot up between the two towers, a huge and furious flame surrounded by whirling sparks, uncontrollable, out ...
Women's suffrage: London demonstratorsSuffragettes holding signs in London, c. 1912. women’s suffrage Also known as: woman suffrage Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whethe...
Megan Rix writes books about ordinary animals doing extraordinary things. Set in present-day Britain, but also in WWI and WWII, during the Great Fire of London and at the time of the Suffragettes, her stories are an accessible way to introduce children tohistorical fictionand heart-warming, ...
- Votes for Women: The Virago Book of Suffragettes Milton Sanford Mayer - They Thought They Were Free: The Germans 1933-45 √ (prior to 2018) Sarah McBride - Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality John McIlwain - Magna Carta In Salisbury Bethany McLe...
For instance, after the powerful story of Alice Paul (an early 1900s Quaker, a descendant of William Penn, with a degree from Columbia and the University of Pennsylvania) who became a “Silent Sentinel” (the group of suffragettes who picketed the White House for 18 months!) we have the...
Since the elevation of cinema depended upon the stamp of approval from women, including materials & promotions designed to engage them, the talks about women’s roles in film viewing were discussed by women. Given the general fear of ‘those darn suffragettes,’ encouraging women to debate the ...
I’m getting towards the first draft of my booklet about the Ipswich suffragettes. What great stories they are! Best wishes, Joy #10byDavid Schuyleron December 10, 2012 - 9:22 pm Dear Elizabeth. I write as editor of the final volume of the Frederick Law Olmsted Papers project. We found...