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Suffragettes

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rosesarered Fri 09-Oct-15 21:29:51

True, nothing was taught to us at school about it, only from private reading at home, and later on old news reels.

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Ana Fri 09-Oct-15 21:27:17

Yes, I think you are being unreasonable. The suffragette movement isn't a subject regularly covered in schools, and a lot of young women haven't even heard of it.

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Deedaa Fri 09-Oct-15 21:12:28

AIBU to have been shocked to read that, until she was in the film, Carey Mulligan didn't know that suffragettes were beaten and force fed. She thought they went on nice marches, waving banners, and obviously knew nothing about the infamous Cat and Mouse Act. If girls aren't being taught about this it's no wonder that they put so little value on the right to vote and seem to enjoy knowing nothing about current affairs.

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