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In this episode, the hosts explore the later stages of the British suffragette movement, focusing on the escalation into a militant campaign of arson and bombing orchestrated by figures like Emmeline Pankhurst and Emily Wilding Davison. The hosts detail attacks on postboxes, golf courses, churches, and government figures such as Prime Minister H.H. Asquith, alongside the government's controversial use of force-feeding and the Cat and Mouse Act. The discussion covers the eventual halt of the campaign during World War One, the introduction of women into munitions work, and the passage of the Representation of the People Act 1918, which finally granted voting rights to certain women over thirty.
The hosts open the episode with a brief introduction and a commercial break for a product.
Horatio and Fin welcome listeners back to the second part of the suffragette narrative.
The hosts detail the first bombings of postboxes, government buildings, and other targets in 1911-1912.
The discussion covers how the suffragettes used media, propaganda, and public demonstrations to spread their message.
The conversation shifts to how WWI changed the suffragettes’ role and the broader political landscape.
The hosts explain the government’s Cat and Mouse Act and the suffragettes’ hunger strike tactics.
The episode recounts Emily Davison’s attempt to collide with a horse at the Epsom Derby and its aftermath.
The hosts discuss the 1918 Act that granted voting rights to women and the subsequent political developments.
The episode concludes with reflections on the suffragettes’ legacy and modern attitudes toward women’s voting rights.
Hosts discuss the recent extension of voting rights in Saudi Arabia and its significance for women's empowerment.
The conversation turns to interpreting the suffragette movement through the lens of kink and power dynamics.
Hosts humorously rank historical suffragettes based on perceived attractiveness, highlighting their personalities and activism.
Bombing Letterboxes and Postal Systemsinsight
The hosts describe the suffragette campaign of bombing letterboxes and postal infrastructure in 1911, equating it to a major wartime blitz.
Teapots and Mustard Tin Bombsdata
The hosts explain how bomb makers like Jenny Baines constructed hundreds of homemade explosive devices using ordinary household items.
Hiding in Parliament's Cupboardstory
Emily Wilding Davison hid in a cupboard in the Palace of Westminster on census night so her official recorded address would be the House of Commons.
Barricades and Cell Floodingstrategy
Prisoners would barricade themselves inside their cells during hunger strikes, leading guards to flood the cells with water.
The Cat and Mouse Actstrategy
The government passed the Temporary Discharge for Ill Health Act, releasing weak hunger-striking prisoners only to rearrest them upon recovery.
The Epsom Derby Collisionstory
Emily Wilding Davison ran onto the track during the 1913 Epsom Derby and collided with the King's horse at thirty-five miles per hour.
“Some of these women are absolute monsters, but their tactics are getting despicable.”
“The suffragette movement has degenerated into an orgy of disorder.”
“And so resistance is so hard to justify.”
“Now, they can vote in local elections in Saudi Arabia, I think.”
“There's a force-feeding, there's a kind of power play.”
“There's a kind of power play element that, for both sides, is undeniably, and the kind”
“I think it's a complicated time.”
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