"Bristol: Suffragette City"

''Bristol: Suffragette City'' with Jane Duffus

Summary

Bristol has always been a city of activism and, outside of London, we saw the highest amount of suffrage activity anywhere in the UK. From the UK’s youngest ever imprisoned militant to the whip-wielding protestor who attacked Winston Churchill, Bristol claims some of the most imaginative and exciting suffrage campaigners ever. This talk will bring to life some of the most inspiring – but shockingly forgotten – of these stories… most of whom you will have never heard about before, including the suffragette sisters who had a resident Swami for 30 years. What a bunch of cracking women!

Bio

Jane Duffus qualified as a journalist in 2001 and has worked for countless best-selling national magazines. She set up the award-winning What The Frock! Comedy project in 2012 to challenge an industry that knowingly overlooks female talent. Jane has also written nine social history books, including five in ‘The Women Who…’ series. The Bristol Post has called her one of the 20 most rebellious women in Bristol.

Venue:
The White Harte
54-58 Park Row, Bristol BS1 5LH

Event Running Time:
Doors 12pm
Introduction: 12:45pm
Lecture: 12:55pm
Q&A: 1:35pm
Mix & mingle with other attendees 1:45pm
Wrap up 2pm

Food:
If you plan on eating at the venue, we recommend arriving as early as possible so the kitchen can get your order out before the talk starts.

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