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“I am Muriel Matters, an actor, singer and suffragette. I was born in Australia and moved to the UK. I once sailed over London in an airship with ‘Votes for Women’ on the side, dropping leaflets. I was sent to prison after chaining myself to a screen in the Ladies’ Gallery of the House of Commons and spent most of my time there in solitary confinement.”
Researched by GWL and read by Dorothy Sichi
Animation by Becca Spencer Ashton, Edinburgh College of Art
Lin Zongsu was a Chinese suffragist and writer who founded the first women’s suffrage organisation in China.
Concepción Felix de Calderon was born in the Philippines in 1884 and founded the Feminist Association of the Philippines in 1905.
Qiu Jin was a Chinese revolutionary feminist and poet who was known as China’s Joan of Arc.
Sunday, 22nd December
The Library will be closed over Christmas and Hogmanay, and will re-open in the New Year on Tuesday, 7th January.
Wednesday, 15th January, 2025, 12:30pm
If you are new to speaking English or fancy a cuppa and a chat, this event is perfect for you!
Friday, 17th January, 2025, 10:30am
Join us this Autumn for a range of GWL’s bitesize feminist crafting sessions, including clay work, basket weaving, quilling, and much more.
