The Suffragettes: everything you wanted to know

Diane Atkinson responds to listener queries and popular search enquiries about the militant campaign for votes for women in the early 20th century

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Published: September 13, 2020 at 12:05 pm

In the latest of our series tackling the big questions on major historical topics, historian and author Diane Atkinson responds to listener queries and popular search enquiries about the militant campaign for votes for women in the early 20th century.

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