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#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 […]
#Emilymatters – Parliament event – Reflections on a Piece of History in the Making
A special Parliamentary performance and debate around the life of Emily Wilding Davison and the impact of her legacy on feminism today. On Thursday 13th February 2014, an historic event took place in the House of Commons when ‘To Freedom’s Cause‘, my play about suffragette Emily Davison was performed to a packed audience as part of a […]