Historical Context – Women’s Suffrage and the Vote for Women

Atkinson, D. (1988). Votes for women. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

BBC Bitesize. (2018). The campaign for women’s suffrage. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/zy2ycdm/revision/1

British Library. (2018). Votes for women. Retrieved from https://www.bl.uk/votes-for-women

Explore short articles and examine scrapbooks, political pamphlets, photographs and posters to discover how suffragists and suffragettes campaigned for this democratic right.

Bush, J. (2018, March 5). The anti-suffrage movement. British Library. Retrieved from https://www.bl.uk/votes-for-women/articles/the-anti-suffrage-movement

Galbally, M. (2014). Women’s movements. South Melbourne, V.I.C: Cengage Learning Australia Pty Limited.

Spartacus Education.(n.d.). Votes for women. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://spartacus-educational.com/women.htm

Speidel, M. (2016). The True History of Suffragette. Retrieved from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-history-suffragette-180957728/

Stables, K. (2015). Suffragette. Sight & Sound, 25(11), 91-92.

Stevens, I. (2015). Militant Tendencies. Sight & Sound, 25(11), 32-34.

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Film Reviews

Anderson, J. (2015). Women’s Vote In Suffragette Is Still Uneven, Underfunded. Time, 186(18), 54. Retrieved from Australian/ New Zealand Reference Centre.

Bradshaw, P. (2015, October 7). Suffragette review – a valuable, vital film about how human rights are won. The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/07/suffragette-review-votes-women-carey-mulligan-abi-morgan-bonham-carter

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Other related articles

Smyth, J. E. (2015). The Past, Present, and Future of Women’s History on Screen. Cineaste, 41(1), 18-21. Retrieved from Australian/ New Zealand Reference Centre.

An interview with film director Sarah Gavron is presented.

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Film Analysis

Moon, B. (2008). Mise en Scene. In Viewing terms: A practical glossary for film and TV study (pp. 108-111).  Cottesloe, W.A: Chalkface Press.