Saturday, June 1, 2013

Suffragettes

Today is Derby day and the 100th anniversary of suffragette Emily Davisons death. Here's an article about the day she threw herself in front of the Kings horse and how people today are celebrating for her being a martyr for women's rights.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22725094

And speaking of suffragettes... Jessica Hynes has a new suffragette comedy sitcom 'Up the women' on BBC4. It started on Thursday night but catch up on BBC iplayer.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b02108p1/Up_the_Women_Episode_1/

See you Monday :) x

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