Taster: #60 After 1918 - the secrets are out - Ep 8 Suffragettes

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English - July 12, 2021 19:03 - 6 minutes - 6.22 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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Taster for #60 - The reason we all believe Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst achieved women’s votes in Britain is because that’s the narrative created in the 20s & 30s by former suffragettes. The reality of what Emmeline and Christabel got up to post 1918 is shocking. Suffice it to say it involves racial purity and telling working women they can buy silk underwear, shapely shoes and fur hats, not by improving their working conditions but by giving into the feminine desire for shopping. What?