Feminism is the advocacy of women's rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes. [source]
Suffrage refers to a person’s right to vote in a political election. Voting allows members of society to take part in deciding government policies that affect them. Women’s suffrage refers to the right of women to vote in an election.
Women’s suffrage was a key achievement of the First Wave feminists of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Women who supported and campaigned for women's suffrage were often known as "Suffragettes".
Mrs Banks in the film "Mary Poppins" is a Suffragette - in this clip she returns home from a meeting and joins in a rousing song with the family housekeeper and nanny.
Do you think the film is presenting Suffragettes in a positive or negative light? What inequalities may have existed between these characters in the film?
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In early 20th-century Britain, the growing suffragette movement forever changes the life of working wife and mother Maud Watts. Galvanized by political activist Emmeline Pankhurst, Watts joins a diverse group of women who fight for equality and the right to vote.
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