Step inside a suffragette鈥檚 prison cell
Forget immersive theatre - the suffragettes were light years ahead with their immersive propaganda. Visitors to the 1909 Women鈥檚 Exhibition in Knightsbridge were invited to step inside a prison cell, as Dr Naomi Paxton explains.
For more fascinating slices of cultural history, listen to Essential Classics' Time Traveller feature every weekday morning after 10.
The music in this clip is Cecile Chaminade's 鈥楽olitude鈥�, from 鈥楶oemes provencales鈥� performed by Peter Jacobs.
The image is a composite including an image of Christabel Pankhurst from the LSE Library.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Naomi Paxton |
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