History and Hearsay
On this podcast we discuss lesser known characters and events from history. Some of the details of these historical accounts may be debated and on this show YOU get to decided: Is it History? Or is it Hearsay?
History and Hearsay
Force Feeding Suffragettes!?!
► In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing suffragette hunger strikes AND force feeding!
TIME STAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:21 - Women’s Suffrage Unions/Groups
2:24 - From Peaceful to Militant
3:10 - Hunger Strikes & Forced Feedings
5:52 - Lady Constance Lytton
10:48 - The Cat & Mouse Act
13:30 - WWI changes minds
18:09 - The 1918 Act - Men couldn’t vote either!
19:44 - The 1923 Act
► THESE VIDEOS ARE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY, Based on actual events.
►Sources:
https://www.historyextra.com/period/edwardian/cat-mouse-force-feeding-suffragettes-hunger-strike/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4812186/Hunger-striking-suffragettes-pictured-rare-images.html
https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/electionsvoting/womenvote/case-study-the-right-to-vote/the-right-to-vote/birmingham-and-the-equal-franchise/1918-representation-of-the-people-act/
https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/electionsvoting/womenvote/overview/thevote/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representation_of_the_People_(Equal_Franchise)_Act_1928
https://www.historyextra.com/period/edwardian/what-life-like-women-edwardian-britain/
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-48459860
https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-44210012