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[michaelkpate]

Suffragette – I’d rather be a rebel than a slave

> ‘I’d rather be a rebel than a slave,’ is what Emmeline Pankhurst said at a London rally in 1913. ‘Emmeline Pankhurst chained herself to the railings so you could vote,’ is what my mild-mannered mum said, when at 18 and first eligible to vote, her lazy, idle, good-for-nothing daughter couldn’t be bothered to get out of bed, to do so.

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[michaelkpate]

Nine inspiring lessons the suffragettes can teach feminists today

This article is from 2 years ago - before #IntersectionalFeminism replaced #WhiteFeminism as the Feminism Du Jour

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