16 min
Episode Four - Breaking the law Represent! Voices 100 Years On
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In this fourth episode, Helen Antrobus reflects on the legacy of the Suffragettes who broke the law in protest at women being denied the right to vote. In particular, she explores the experiences of working-class suffragette, Selina Martin, whose hunger strike medal and personal letters are displayed in Represent! Helen also explores objects from recent protests, including a ‘Time’s Up Theresa’ jumpsuit worn by a member of Sisters Uncut during their 2018 BAFTA’s protest and an armband worn a symbol, of solidarity with hunger strikers at the Yarls Wood Immigration Removal Centre. The episode closes with the question ‘if the law is wrong should you break it?’
In this fourth episode, Helen Antrobus reflects on the legacy of the Suffragettes who broke the law in protest at women being denied the right to vote. In particular, she explores the experiences of working-class suffragette, Selina Martin, whose hunger strike medal and personal letters are displayed in Represent! Helen also explores objects from recent protests, including a ‘Time’s Up Theresa’ jumpsuit worn by a member of Sisters Uncut during their 2018 BAFTA’s protest and an armband worn a symbol, of solidarity with hunger strikers at the Yarls Wood Immigration Removal Centre. The episode closes with the question ‘if the law is wrong should you break it?’
16 min