Suffragettes in trousers
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act, which, amongst other changes, granted the vote to some women in the UK for the first time. Although this was only for wom ...
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‘Deeds, not Words’ was the Suffragette’s motto, although neither elevate this earnest, worthy, but unexciting film.
Joyce Glasser reviews Suffragette (October 12, 2015) Producers Alison Owen, Director Sarah Gavron and writer Abi Morgan the feminist triumvirate behind the 2007 film adaptation of Brick Lane, has reun ...
A rare opportunity to see an enjoyable feminist tract from the Edwardian era
Robert Tanitch reviews The Last of the De Mullins at Jermyn Street Theatre, London SW1 St John Hankin (1869-1909) has been neglected for far too long. The only theatre in the UK where you could have s ...
Although this is a feel-good film, it makes us think about the large pockets of inequality around the world
Joyce Glasser reviews The Battle of the Sexes (June 21, 2013) Cert PG, 83 min. Commenting on her landmark tennis match against retired tennis star Bobby Riggs on September 20, 1973, tennis champion Bi ...