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niyad

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9. have you seen "Shoulder to Shoulder"--bbc series on the british Suffrage movement (now

Reply to smirkymonkey (Reply #8)

Thu Sep 28, 2017, 11:15 AM

Sep 2017

available on youtube). and, of course, "Iron-Jawed Angels" about the US Suffrage movement. the assaults, the brutality, the forced feeding, the contempt these women endured to gain such a basic right.

and we have people here (pukes, natch) demanding that the 19th be repealed. and they are not shouted off the stage, nor pelted with rotting vegetative matter when they do so.

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Suffragette Emily Davison Killed - 100th Anniversary [View all] niyad Sep 2017 OP

Gee, the hate-filled letter sent to hospital as she lay dying... hlthe2b Sep 2017 #1

What a horrid, evil person! smirkymonkey Sep 2017 #7

... SunSeeker Sep 2017 #2

Interesting how American History never covered her yuiyoshida Sep 2017 #3

we don't learn about the american suffragists. we sure as hell don't learn about the brits! niyad Sep 2017 #5

Wow. thanks for posting. mountain grammy Sep 2017 #4

you are most welcome. niyad Sep 2017 #6

I remember seeing this scene in the film "Suffragette" with Carey Mulligan, smirkymonkey Sep 2017 #8

have you seen "Shoulder to Shoulder"--bbc series on the british Suffrage movement (now niyad Sep 2017 #9

No, I have not seen either but I will look them up. I think these films should be smirkymonkey Sep 2017 #11

you are absolutely correct. niyad Sep 2017 #12

women's "night of terror" 14 November 1917 niyad Sep 2017 #10