Dr. Helen Pankhurst message to American women on Day #4 of Suffrage Wagon Cafe opening festival!

Hi, I’m Marguerite Kearns on our fourth and final day of the opening festivities for Suffrage Wagon Cafe. Today we’re delighted to showcase the message to American women voters from U.K. women’s rights activist Dr. Helen Pankhurst. The casting of Meryl Streep to play English suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst in the “Suffragette” film has brought…

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An appeal to Meryl Streep: How will the “Suffragette” film from the UK boost awareness of suffrage movement in the U.S.?

by Marguerite Kearns During an interview recently about the upcoming film “Suffragette” from the UK, Meryl Streep announced: “Girls, we’ve been waiting for this.”  Who was she talking to? I haven’t been a girl for so long, I automatically assumed she wasn’t talking to me. But Meryl Streep got my attention and she’s referring to the…

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