Women’s History

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One film, one story: exploring perspectives of Suffragette on International Women’s Day

by Helen Morris on March 10, 2016

Tuesday, the 8th of March, was International Women’s Day – a day to celebrate and further the rights of women across the world. Yet, while IWD has been observed in one form or other for

Comrades, our holiday has arrived! Reframing International Women’s Day

by Hannah Parker on March 8, 2016

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Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day. It’s a day which, since its conception, has been wrought by ideology, affecting

On the language of ‘authoritarian’ regimes

by Hannah Parker on February 25, 2016

On February 12 2016, Steph Wright (who works on veterans of the Spanish Civil War) and I held a conference on ‘The

Suffragette: Towards a Richer Picture

by Helen McCarthy on November 13, 2015

In her fascinating reflection on the making of Suffragette in Women’s History Review, director Sarah Gavron expresses a hope that

Suffragette: A reply to its critics

by June Purvis on November 11, 2015

Why have some women historians been so critical about a recent considerable feminist achievement? It is a question that has

Suffragette: The Forrest Gump of Feminism

by Julie Gottlieb on November 3, 2015

By Lucy Delap and Julie Gottlieb The recent release of the film Suffragette is politically and historically significant. A number of centenaries have now passed: the formation of the Women's Social and Political Union (1903) and of the adoption of

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