suffragettes
The Queer, Disabled and Women of Colour Suffragettes History Forgot
Campaigners from marginalised communities played a critical role in getting women in the UK the right to vote – but their contributions have been erased. We spoke to several historians trying to change that.
The Suffragettes Are Still Giving the Government a Headache
Campaigners are calling on Home Secretary Amber Rudd to pardon Britain's best loved vandals, but in doing so she would have to admit the unadmittable.
The Queer, Disabled, and Women of Color Suffragettes History Forgot
Campaigners from marginalized communities played a critical role in getting women in the UK the right to vote—but their contributions have been erased. We spoke to several historians trying to change that.
Suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst's Granddaughter on How Her Grandma Changed Her Life
On International Women's Day, Sylvia Pankhurst's granddaughter Helen talks about what her life would have been like without the pivotal suffragette and anti-colonial organizer.
'The Comedians' Go See a Movie in Today's Comic by Luke Healy
Who goes to see a movie at 9AM on a Sunday? Seniors, divorced parents, and boring tourists.
Anarchists Smashed the Windows of East London's Crappy New Jack the Ripper Museum
People are not happy with the new museum about a notorious murderer, which was originally supposed to be a museum celebrating the women of London's east end.
When Jack the Ripper Trumps Women's History
The London museum devoted to the infamous murderer of prostitutes is a sign the city isn't interested in remembering its women.
Looks Like a Lefty
Every generation of rabble-rousers believes it has invented its own unique style and negotiated its own sartorial relationship with the larger world.