South East Coast – Sylvia Pankhurst & the struggle for women’s liberation
More than a hundred years after the rise of the Suffragettes movement it is still the case that women are still discriminated across society in a whole range of areas.
And as the far right gain traction in the US, Europe and elsewhere, women are again facing attacks over reproductive rights, employment and civil society.
Kate Connelly, biographer of Sylvia, examines her impact on the movement and the implications for today’s ongoing struggle for women’s equality.