50th anniversary of women’s suffrage

Title

50th anniversary of women’s suffrage

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

3 Jul 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:28

Description

Paul Beard reporting from the meeting near the Emily Pankhurst memorial in London celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of women receiving equal voting rights and on women’s rights today. Includes interviews with suffragettes Connie Lucock and Mary Whittock; speeches by MPs Shirley Williams and Sally Oppenheim (with heckling) and General Secretary of the TUC Len Murray.

Contributors

Sally Oppenheim; Paul Beard; Len Murray; Shirley Williams; Connie Lucock; Mary Whittock

Keywords

London; Anniversary celebrations; Women; Equal opportunity; Women’s liberation movement; Suffragettes; Suffrage; Emily Pankhurst; Anniversaries

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