Represent! Voices 100 Years On Podcast
1) Episode Six - Legacy
In this final episode, Helen Antrobus reflects on the activists of a century ago and compares this to activists fighting today. She asks how far have we come in 100 years and how far do we still have ...Show More
2) Episode Five - Media
The fifth episode looks at the role of the media in representing and misrepresenting individuals and communities. Historically the suffrage campaigners understood the role of media in raising the prof...Show More
3) Episode Four - Breaking the law
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 w...Show More
4) Episode Three - Voice
The third episode focuses on the ways people make their voices heard beyond the ballot box. In this episode, Helen particularly focuses on marching as a form of protest; from the 1913 Suffragist Pilgr...Show More
5) Episode Two - Vote
This second episode examines parliament today. It asks how representative parliament really is and what has changed since the election of the first female MP in 1918. In this episode, Helen studies a ...Show More
6) Episode One - 1918
In this first episode, Helen Antrobus examines the importance of the Representation of the People Act (1918) in the history of British democracy and the fight for equality.In this bumper episode, PHM ...Show More