Tag Archive: suffragettes

Black Friday 100 years on: My stint as a Suffragette

Yesterday was my birthday and although I was spoilt rotten by those around me I spent a great portion of the evening doing the exact opposite of celebrating: commemorating. My birthday coincides with… Continue reading

(Subseviant and Simpering?) Sister Suffragette!

As a child I always remember feeling quite empowered when I watched Mary Poppins. I heartedly admired, and embarrassingly enough often mimicked, Mrs Banks prancing around the living room in Edwardian dress singing… Continue reading