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The push for gender equality that continues today has many tumultuous chapters throughout modern history, not least of which is the fight for women's suffrage. This recent film, a fictionalised account of the real-world struggle for the vote in early-twentieth-century Britain, is a powerful reminder to students of the extreme repression that women were facing just a century ago, writes Carolyn Leslie.
Additional keywords: New and notable, middle years, senior secondary, British history, feminism, Sarah Gavron, period film, protest, militancy, Emmeline Pankhurst, Emily Wilding Davison.
