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During the women's suffrage movement in the early 20th century, some fought for their rights physically—using jujitsu.

The graphic novel ‘Suffrajitsu: Mrs. Pankhurst’s Amazons’ narrates the story of the English feminists who opted for self-defense and direct action to claim their rights

Celebration of inspirational figures on International Women’s Day

The dictator never spoke about the months he spent in London as a young man. Stephen May's gripping novel Sell Us the Rope fills that gap

Circus, mime, short films, online talks and plenty more.

A brief account of some of the many violent incidents in the UK women’s fight for the right to vote in the early 20th century, by Steven Johns.

As the campaign for womens suffrage grew more extreme, so did the violence directed against it. Here, Emelyne Godfrey reveals how suffragettes fought back by mastering an ancient Japanese martial art

Plymouths women in history: Ju-jitsu suffragettes and the plan to bring down Smeatons Tower You may not know about some of these fascinating stories from Plymouths past The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the latest nostalgia features and photo stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ou...

"We have plenty of women like that who are heroic and unproblematic. But having those outlier women who make the huge breakthroughs doesnt tell you much about ordinary life, and we wanted to give snapshots that shed light on challenges faced in the past." Some of the more famous subjects include music hall singer Marie Lloyd and 18 th century businesswoman Eleanor Coade, who manufactured an artificial stone used on Buckingham Palace and the Brighton Pavilion, who was formerly a linen draper in...