The hunger strike by suffragettes and its importance in the protest movement for gaining women the right to vote

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Professor June Purvis discusses the hunger strike by suffragettes and its importance in the protest movement for gaining women the right to vote

Period	9 Oct 2017

Title	Cat and mouse: force feeding the suffragettes
Media name/outlet	BBC History Magazine
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	9/10/17
Description	June Purvis considers the power of the hunger strike and the importance of this radical form of protest to the suffragettes’ political arsenal 100 years ago
Producer/Author	Elinor Evans
URL	www.historyextra.com/article/first-world-war/cat-and-mouse-force-feeding-suffragettes
Persons	June Purvis