Synopsis
When women were battling to win the vote, Parliament was on the front line. Rosalyn Ball looks back at the Suffragettes' campaign.
- Programme: Suffragettes: Battling for Votes
- Channel: BBC Parliament
- Broadcast year: 2009
- History | Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day | Women's suffrage
Licence: ERA Licence required
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