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#Emilymatters – Where are the women?
Where are the women? . Suffragette Emily Davison campaigned for an equal society and faced resistance, often brutal, from anti suffragists, most notably headed up by Herbert Asquith and Lloyd George. “Emily Wilding Davison was a great campaigning feminist. Her struggle continues and she remains an icon for women even over a century […]
#Emilymatters – To Freedom’s Cause & the Suffragette Legacy
After days glued to a screen going through the #Emilymatters event footage (it’s an absolute treasure trove!), I came across an article that promotes an attitude that has bubbled up a number of times over the past few months. Why do Emily Davison and the suffragette movement still attract knee jerk criticism from a number of conservative […]
