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These trailblazing feminists may be gone, but they are certainly not forgotten

Letters: Dr Alison Ronan says feminism has been shaped by the courage of the many, not just the few; while Mary Evans is glad that many people still turn to the Women’s Library

The Guardian - UK

Suffragette Emmeline Pankurst would be troubled by rise of misogynistic influencers, great granddaughter says

Exclusive: ‘They had the same type of extreme male chauvinist behaviour during their time,’ Professor Helen Pankhurst says

The Independent UK

Number of women parliamentary candidates sinks to 30 per cent

Women make up less than a fifth of Reform candidates as the number of overall candidates falls from the last election

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The King William’s College quiz 2023 – the answers

At Christmas, we published the 119th unfeasibly tricky general knowledge paper from the Isle of Man school. Did you dare to give it a try? Here are the answers

The Guardian - UK

In adopting suffragettes as role models, Just Stop Oil is painting itself into a corner

Attacking Diego Velázquez’s Rokeby Venus failed to achieve votes for women in 1914, so why do it again?

The Guardian - UK

Just Stop Oil attack the Rokeby Venus: how the group is using the suffragettes' disruptive tactics to shape public opinion

Two Just Stop Oil protesters have smashed the glass on the Rokeby Venus by Diego Velázquez at the National Gallery in London. This, you might be surprised to hear, is not the first time this painting has been the target of activists.

The Conversation

Glasgow Women’s Library appeals for help to buy suffragette medal

Award recognising first hunger strike in Scotland over women’s suffrage is to be auctioned in London on 3 October

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Rare Suffragette Game Used To Help Women Fight For Equality Found

This game educated people about the suffrage struggle at a time when women were being jailed and persecuted.

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Suffragette Indian princess commemorated with plaque by English Heritage

Princess Sophia Duleep Singh was the daughter of the last ruler of the Sikh empire.

The Independent UK

More women needed on London blue plaques, says English Heritage

Charity calls for public to nominate notable women for project, with 85% of plaques currently honouring men

The Guardian - UK

Victoria 3's latest DLC adds a whole bunch of historical figures including Lenin, who'll agitate for a bit of revolution

Grand strategy for the masses.

PC Gamer

Beverley Knight hails growing diversity of theatre audiences

The Sylvia star, who won best supporting actress in a musical at the Olivier awards, said the Old Vic show attracts ‘people of all kinds of everywhere’

The Guardian - UK

My Neighbour Totoro triumphs at Olivier awards

Adaptation of Studio Ghibli film wins six awards, while Jodie Comer wins for Prima Facie and A Streetcar Named Desire brings Paul Mescal best actor prize

The Guardian - UK

Madame Tussauds unveils Emmeline Pankhurst waxwork for International Women’s Day

The campaigner played a prominent role in securing women’s right to vote in the UK more than 100 years ago

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Emmeline Pankhurst immortalised by Madame Tussauds for International Women’s Day

A number of modern-day activists, including Florence Given, joined Madame Tussauds to discuss Suffragette and her work.

The Guardian - UK

Quartet: How Four Women Changed the Musical World by Leah Broad review – off-key hymn to pioneers

This gushing celebration of composers who triumphed against the odds never quite communicates their place in history and leaves a hole at the centre where the music should be

The Independent UK

Helen Pankhurst: I think it’s sad the way that Meghan has been treated

The gender equality activist has launched a podcast ahead of International Women’s Day.

The Independent UK

Helen Pankhurst: How Meghan has been treated is sad

The activist is launching a new podcast with singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor for International Women’s Day.

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From Tchaikovsky to Pankhurst, the quiet love stories of history's queer musicians

Classical music doesn't have a particularly radical reputation, but that doesn't mean that queer culture hasn't been thriving for centuries within its ranks.

The Independent UK

Beverley Knight calls Suella Braverman a ‘risible character’ after ‘disgusting’ Windrush reform reversal

Singer and actor expressed her disgust at recent governemental decisions about Windrush reform

The Guardian - UK

Beverley Knight: ‘Prince encouraged me to be bold’

The singer and musical star on her role as suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst in a hip-hop stage show, her contempt for the home secretary and her ambition to play Aretha Franklin

The Guardian - UK

Sylvia review – storming show sets suffragettes to soul, funk and hip-hop

Historical characters bust contemporary dance moves while the troubled relationship between Sylvia Pankhurst and her mother Emmeline is laid bare

Daily Mirror

Activists gather to support 'Barclays 7' women who broke windows at bank’s headquarters

Climate activists want to draw attention to Barclays’ role as the UK and Europe’s largest fossil fuel investor – and their tactics were inspired by the suffragettes’ window smashing protests of 1911 and 1912

The Guardian - UK

More than 100 writers sign letter in solidarity with jailed UK climate activists

Ben Okri, Simon Schama, Helen Pankhurst and AL Kennedy among those saying they ‘stand with’ protesters

AFP

Berlin sex workers reclaim their history with audio app

Berlin (AFP) - Sex workers in Berlin are emerging from the shadows to tell the history of their profession, hoping a new app will help them push back against stigma, abuse and the curse of gentrification.

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