Studies of the suffrage movement in the UK—at least in school settings—are overwhelmingly focused on the middle- to upper-class, London-based women who were members of the WSPU or the NUWSS. But this erases many working-class people who were just as influential, including Black Country activist, Emma Sproson.
Month: August 2021
Q is for… Qin Liangyu (秦良玉)
In ancient China, the position of women was very low, and they were forced into specific roles which were decided at their birth. Girls didn’t receive a comprehensive education and were expected to be wives and mothers when they grew up. Qin Liangyu was different.
P is for… Poison
In 1945, Sherlock Holmes (played by Basil Rathbone) said, “Poison is a woman’s weapon”. But is it true? Well... Kind of?