Tag: Women’s Social and Political Union

Events

Online series: Radical Women, 1819 to 1928

Michael Herbert (Red Flag Walks) has announced an eight week course covering the history of radical women in Britain between 1819 and 1918. The course will run online via Zoom each Sunday for eight weeks at 2:00pm, beginning on Sunday 11 October and ending on Sunday 29 November. The course will cover the following themes: Female Reform Societies and the 1819 Peterloo Massacre: In the … Continue reading Online series: Radical Women, 1819 to 1928

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Commentary

In tune: March of the Women

Janette Martin takes us back to the early years of the twentieth century and the fight for the franchise with a rousing suffragette anthem. March of the WomenEiddwen Harrhy (Ethel Smyth and Cicely Hamilton, 1910) March of the Women is a rousing number that became the official anthem of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU). Perfect for marching and for large meetings, it was … Continue reading In tune: March of the Women

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