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

00:05:16

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 speech by MP Shirley Williams; interviews with Pankhurst’s niece, Enid Goulden-Bach, and suffragettes Connie Lucock and Sybil Morrison.

Contributors

Paul Beard; Shirley Williams; Connie Lucock; Sybil Morrison; Enid Goulden-Bach

Keywords

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

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