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Pankhurst's message was very impactful and compelling. When we were watching the racetrack video, I couldn't stop thinking about when Pankhurst pointed out the double standard between men and women in all things. Truly compelling.

It's a fascinating movement and history to read into, it's just important to remember that it was not an intersectional movement. Women demanding the right to vote were demanding for rich white women to receive the right to vote, and I think that refusing to acknowledge this does more harm than good. It's important to study history to understand where we've come from, but it's even more important to learn from the mistakes of the past so we don't repeat ourselves, and that can only be done by acknowledging past injustices.

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I'm absolutely fascinated by Emily Davison. What an icon! I'm amazed that I've never heard of her, especially with the dramatic statement she made at the racecourse...I am curious why she is not more talked about, as she is undoubtedly one of the champions of the women's suffrage movement. What has led to her anonymity? Why is she not as famous as Susan B. Anthony, for example?

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I read ended up reading a lot of Rebel Women because I found it interesting, and I thought that Pankhurst was more straightforward, while Sharp was able to give more detail. Even though Pankhurst wrote passionately, there were lots of instances in Rebel Women that felt strong, if not stronger because they were able to call on the everyday people.

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"I believed, as many women still in England believe, that women could get their way in some mysterious manner, by purely peaceful methods. We have been so accustomed, we women, to accept one standard for men and another standard for women, that we have even applied that variation of standard to the injury of our political welfare."

I found Pankhurst's unapologetic message truly compelling and was frequently reminded on Nadya Tolokonnikova from Pu$$y Riot. Tolokonnikova was released from a 2-year labor camp sentence for protesting in opposition of Alexei Navalny just after an attempted assassination. Her experience with imprisonment during the pandemic inspired the song, "PANIC ATTACK" which was then sold for 4 NFT's (~$176,000) and the funds were donated to women's shelters throughout Russia. Pankhurst's relentless activism that was met by repeated jail sentences may have very well inspired Pu$$y Riot's unabating response to social-political climates. Pankhurst's "punk rock" response with arson without human harm is a notion I find most admirable. #GirlPower

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It is interesting to see how Pankhurst states matter-of-factly the number of times she has been imprisoned (i.e. "Four times they took me back again; four times I burst the prison door open again.") in comparison to Sharp's message about imprisonment (i.e. "The woman, who had been arrested after being turned back from the doors of the House repeatedly for two successive hours, was swept past in the custody of an inspector, who had at last put a period to the mental and physical torment that a pickpocket would have been spared."). Where Pankhurst provides context in terms of the movement's larger goals and messages, Sharp contextualizes the circumstances of imprisonment and the reactions of various groups to the women's efforts.

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Sharp and Pankhurst both wanted rights and equality for women, but the way they went about to achieve these goals were vastly different. Sharp's works had more of a sympathetic approach, appealing to the general public and showing the people that many different types of women existed and that many types of people agreed to this feminist sentiment, whereas Pankhurst called for a more direct, robust line of action, arguing that if men got their way by being proactive and dominant, why shouldn't women? All in all, many people gave their efforts for the movement in different ways, and the combined efforts have come a long way in securing a place for women to share their voice in society.

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I thought it was interesting to see the different approaches Emmeline Pankhurst and Evelyn Sharp took to suffrage! To explain, while I love narratives, I felt Pankhurst's account was much more effective at conveying why women were fighting to vote and just how important the matter was. Moreover, it was clear the time for peace had transcended itself, and Pankhurst elegantly cited past rebellions as justification for the turn to suffrage militant tactics. Overall, it lends to Pankhurst's character that she called out the blatant hypocrisy of men to treat women like outliers and ignore their cries for equality.

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I thought it was very interesting looking at the differences between the writings of Sharp and Pankhurst. Sharp's writings seemed more geared towards the general public whereas Pankhurst's writings seemed more indicative of the emotions and feelings held by the suffragettes in that the overall tone gave a sense of angry righteousness. However, both women made notable contributions in propelling the movement.

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My page reloaded and I can't find the post now but somebody else mentioned the interesting connection between the suffragette movement and BLM. I think in this time where many different groups are advocating for equality it is important to look to these moments of the past and find the patterns, such as the attempt to invalidate those who oppose the status quo.

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I thought it was interesting to see the different approaches Emmeline Pankhurst and Evelyn Sharpe took to suffrage! To explain, while I love narratives, I felt Pankhurst's account was much more effective at conveying why women were fighting to vote and just how important the matter was. Moreover, it was clear the time for peace had transcended itself, and Pankhurst elegantly cited past rebellions as justification for the turn to suffrage militant tactics. Overall, it lends to Pankhurst's character that she called out the blatant hypocrisy of men to treat women like outliers and ignore their cries for equality.

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Just learning more about the Suffragette movement. It seems that such movements always occur in a similar way given the difficulties.

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Sammy Sizemore Chapter 11 of Rebel Women is going to hurt my feelings for a long time. Though a century has elapsed since the time of its writing, the contributions of women, which are essential to the health of Western society, remain grossly undervalued. 

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Sammy Sizemore Chapter 11 of Rebel Women is going to hurt my feelings for a long time. Though a century has elapsed since the time of its writing, the contributions of women, which are essential to the health of Western society, remain grossly undervalued. 

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This lesson has really helped me understand the gravity of the Women's Suffrage Movement and all the sacrifices that went into ensuring the right for women to vote. Jail and force-feedings were terrible injustices suffragettes went through, and I can't imagine how tough and resilient these women were.

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There is a fine line between righteous action and chaos that we never really discussed, but is inherent in Sharp and Pankhurst. I think Emily shows it best. Her actions were righteous and essentially harmless, but she was so lacking in care for her own preservation that her attempt for a grand gesture for woman's suffrage ended up killing her. This ended up being a great case of martyrdom, but do we wish for martyrdom? Should change have to be made on the corpses of the willing and kind? I don't think so, but humanity often disagrees with me.

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Kevin (Sorry I don't know how to name myself haha) -- I think it's great seeing about the expansion of women's autonomy and rights through these movements that Pankhurst led, and also in Suffragejitsu! It's really cool getting to see these expansions reflected in the literature which we're reading, as we're reading works by women such as Woolf.

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Kevin (Sorry I don't know how to name myself haha) -- I think it's great seeing about the expansion of women's autonomy and rights through these movements that Pankhurst led, and also in Suffragejitsu! It's really cool getting to see these expansions reflected in the literature which we're reading, as we're reading works by women such as Woolf.

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Nonamina reminds me of Cavendish's The Blazing World. The Empress rules the Blazing World on her own. Her husband is barely mentioned. She picks how society will be run, teaches women religion, and develops a relationship with another woman (as opposed to her husband).

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Women in the Suffragette movement really were so badass, I found it inspirational that this was something that was at least somewhat able to bridge the divide between classes as a cause for all women, highlighting not just gender inequality but class inequality as well.

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One really interesting takeaway I took from class was the connection between the British suffragette movement and the Black Lives Matter movement today, especially how both movements were viewed once they started to use more militant techniques to get their message across. There are a lot of paralells to be drawn between the two movements, and it's clear that even now people reject movements that go against the traditional idea of the social contract -- even if the reason that protestors aren't following those ideals is because the social contract doesn't protect them like it is supposed to.

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I enjoyed the point that you raised about how the sense of community created by the suffrage movement fostered a new narrative desire, and I'm interested to see how that desire will be reflected in the works that we read over the next week or so!

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I guess I was wondering if English women had the power to actually help Indian women? Or if they were choosing to be racist, as was suggested in the chat? Also I really enjoyed the comics as usual.

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I thought it was inspiring the lengths that these women would go to to push their cause. Huger sticks that lead to force feeding, being arrested, etc.

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I kept thinking of Kiss the Witch and everyone should read it, it's fantastic
I really love the idea of taking stories that everyone knows and flipping them on their head

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"the side that wins is the side that succeeds in making the other side believe it to be invincible. When the women can do that, they've won."- rebel women
Both Sharp and Pankhurst discuss how violence can be necessary to get a point across. Sharp makes comparisons to war and Pankhurst illustrates that sometimes action is needed. Both seem to believe that women are fighting for an idea, and that idea is what makes action worth all of the trouble they have gone through.

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I thought it was interesting to see the lengths people would go for the suffragette cause (the lady at the derby whose name I'm forgetting). It was also incredible to see that they were willing to support each other through the loss of an important figure.

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I think that both Sharp and Pankhurst were so incredibly clever in their rhetoric. It must have been so frustrating to have to deal with the ignorance and hypocrisy of the time, since even now we still deal with that, and women have such an unnecessarily hard time being taken seriously. As Pankhurst mentioned, they're condemned whether they're peaceful or if they're violent. So because of this, I think they crafted really intelligent arguments that appealed to men or women who (for whatever reason) pushed back against the suffrage movement. For example, both Sharp and Pankhurst use analogies about war or politics or international law to relate to men and make them understand their struggle. It's amazing to me how they were made out to be so stupid or violent, when in reality all their actions and words were very thought out, expertly executed, and quite justified as well.

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I think it's super interesting to see the Suffragette movement in Britain since most of my history curriculum surrounded the American Suffragette movement. Looking at the differences between the Suffragist and Suffragette movement, there is clear connections to the Civil Rights movement in America during the mid to late 20th century. There was the form of Civil disobedience spearheaded by MLK Jr. and the militant approach to protest led by Malcolm X, just as there were the two polar movements for suffrage in Britain.

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Nina - It was very interesting how we discussed both race and gender, relating this to things that are happening in Britain at that time. I really enjoyed all of your examples, including the news clip and artifacts.

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Nina - It was very interesting how we discussed both race and gender, relating this to things that are happening in Britain at that time. I really enjoyed all of your examples, including the news clip and artifacts.

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I enjoyed reading Pankhurst's piece because she was so outspoken about the militant action she took. It is interesting yet saddening that even then we hear arguments that are associated with protests today where people not affected by the oppression appear to support the cause, but do not support the militant methods necessary to achieve the goal.

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Sharp came across as more militant whereas Pankhurst came across as more critical, which is not surprising. In terms of the video, Sharp looked like she had made peace with what she was about to do, even if it was fatal. Does death bring a stance to a cause? And why does it have to come to that? You can also think about this in terms to BLM, Asian Hate, or LGBTQIA+ because it seems that anytime there is a death, there is a resurgence in the cause. Why does violence being action?

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As we talked about in class, both Sharp and Pankhurst are talking about the progression of women but I think Sharp is attempting to use evocative language to establish a narrative whereas Pankhurst provides a factual explanation for women's actions. Overall I think both women were trying to get readers to sympathize with their cause.

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Honestly, I thought that both Pankhurst and Sharp were interesting. I preferred Pankhurst's writing over Sharp's. Sharp's usage of a more story-telling centered propaganda was useful for empathy but I felt I preferred the straight-forward approach of Pankhurst.

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It was so interesting to learn about the suffragist/ suffragette movement in the UK. We ordinarily only see this movement observed from the US side of things. I'm ashamed that the extent of my UK Suffragette knowledge prior to this class/ these readings/ videos came from Mary Poppins which is positively shameful. Thank you for such a great and informative class!

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First, I really enjoyed the presentation, Alexis! I really enjoyed reading about the Pankhurst piece, especially getting a better understanding of her militant approach. Too often women in the suffragette movement are reduced to simply passing out a flyers, and it was nice to get a more in depth glimpse at their advocacy.

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Intersectionality was not focused on nearly enough, but these women did make a lot of progress for women's rights, which is fantastic. Sharp and Pankhurst had slightly different approaches to their feminist writings, but I feel like both are important and impactful, each works better in different situations.

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Pankhurst's comment on a double standard between men and women, even in establishing voting rights, as well as her comment on how men will both elevate and degrade women as people is especially interesting with respect to the clip of the racetrack from today; the understanding of Davison's death as both martyrdom and suicidal is especially interesting here.

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I thought it was interesting looking at the differences between Sharp and Pankhurst and the methods they used in order to advance the movement. Sharp's writings seemed more geared to the general public whereas Pankhurst's writings were more indicative of her feelings as they were filled with angry righteousness. However, both made significant contributions that helped propel the movement. - Savannah