tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post6131107498644309521..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Well done, Sister Suffragette! by Mary HoffmanMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-74637845360668319072015-11-09T15:46:21.486+00:002015-11-09T15:46:21.486+00:00Wonderful stuff.
Wonderful stuff. <br />Liz Fremantlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14380636910920907008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-26121055171338353782015-11-06T11:11:40.650+00:002015-11-06T11:11:40.650+00:00Very interesting review, Mary; I do look forward t...Very interesting review, Mary; I do look forward to the film, but I agree with you it's a pity if supportive men aren't included. I thought we'd moved forward from that kind of attitude. I suppose the film-makers wanted to knock on the head the idea that women would have got the vote anyway, if they'd only sat down and been good. Sue - I so agree about our voting system. It is clunky and old and undemocratic. In Germany you have one vote for a constituency MP (transferable, ie if your first choice doesn't get clear majority you can send your vote to your second choice) and one for the party. I like that system. As it is, our governments often get in on a system that more resembles a board game than representation. Now I am banging on. Perhaps, though, those of us who feel disenfranchised in our constituencies should be raging like the suffragettes. Incidentally, check that you're on the electoral register, if you want to vote, as the system has changed and individuals must register instead of by household. It needs to be done this month!<br />I think it was only one canton of Switzerland, Appenzell (as in cheese) where women only got the vote in 1971. I can remember it happening. I am old...<br />This is a very live issue, isn't it, and so good to see it blogged about!Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-44694355273071238002015-11-05T06:06:00.209+00:002015-11-05T06:06:00.209+00:00Fascinating post, Mary - not least about the histo...Fascinating post, Mary - not least about the historical mistake. The male characters in the film may not have been very attractive, (though the pharmacist was on the whole a good sort and I thought the secret policeman type secretly had a bit of a heart too) - but my husband, who saw it with me, came out enthusiastically yodelling, "Votes for Women!"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196352550157369400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-6521601124004656252015-11-02T17:20:24.671+00:002015-11-02T17:20:24.671+00:00I bought that My Story book for my daughter - she ...I bought that My Story book for my daughter - she was defiantly not a feminist through her teens - experience in life has changed that. Shoulder to shoulder xKathryn Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439670363289229014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-47382104292923350692015-11-02T16:21:01.614+00:002015-11-02T16:21:01.614+00:00Thank you Mary for a very interesting article. I ...Thank you Mary for a very interesting article. I was shocked about the 'adoption' and thanks for pointing out the error.Odettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813842558807589339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-60810731064804531672015-11-02T15:26:40.670+00:002015-11-02T15:26:40.670+00:00Carol, I have changed the link to yours. Oddly the...Carol, I have changed the link to yours. Oddly the first one I used was the first that came up on Amazon. Mary Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-14944054075307870762015-11-02T11:16:15.964+00:002015-11-02T11:16:15.964+00:00Mary, I had no idea that Switzerland was so late. ...Mary, I had no idea that Switzerland was so late. That is really shocking. Your link goes to an out of date print of the book, but I expect it can still be purchased from there!<br />I applaud films that give the lion's share of the roles to women. There are far too few opportunities for actresses particularly once past bikini body. <br />Carol Drinkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837854482139736944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-10416664324429682922015-11-01T20:22:49.586+00:002015-11-01T20:22:49.586+00:00I loved the film. I came out wanting to punch some...I loved the film. I came out wanting to punch someone (preferably male) and full of readiness to fight. Sadly, I suspect there will be plenty to fight for in the coming years, one way and another. <br />I suspect the lack of supportive men in the film was deliberate. They could so easily have taken centre stage and looked as though they were doing the job and were representative of the general population - which they weren't. I thought Edith's husband was very supportive, all things considered, and really enjoyed a film (for once) almost entirely about women. <br />Probably the men who turned down the roles are used to being stars and felt this was beneath them, shame on them. Certainly from the trailers before Spectre in the cinema last night, you'd think films were an all-male province. <br />Sue, I hope you get a Green candidate in your area next election. They are also my choice and I would struggle to vote for any of the four right-wing parties. I'd like to think Corbyn might be different, but he has yet to show us he gets feminism. And my goodness, yes, we need a fairer voting system.Marie-Louise Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006940874591015786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-12212216912558454592015-11-01T16:25:07.885+00:002015-11-01T16:25:07.885+00:00Oh and the mention of your book is a clickable lin...Oh and the mention of your book is a clickable link.Mary Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-82540762196512223212015-11-01T16:23:54.174+00:002015-11-01T16:23:54.174+00:00In Switzerland it was 1971, Carol! Unbelievable, i...In Switzerland it was 1971, Carol! Unbelievable, isn't it?Mary Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-84949240633082922772015-11-01T12:14:05.315+00:002015-11-01T12:14:05.315+00:00I highly recommend My Story: Suffragette; it (as w...I highly recommend My Story: Suffragette; it (as well as Mary Poppins!) was perhaps my first introduction to the history of women's rights. Intercostal Claviclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615520815969642643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-76741278646452309392015-11-01T12:01:56.367+00:002015-11-01T12:01:56.367+00:00I took my two elder daughters to this, and they we...I took my two elder daughters to this, and they were riveted. A wonderful introduction - though in fact they have read the Wilding story in Daughters in Time, which had already got them asking questions. Both film and book thoroughly recommended. Clare Mulleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11592100764046914574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-75109518717307620702015-11-01T10:17:17.145+00:002015-11-01T10:17:17.145+00:00Great post, Mary. Thank you.
I have always raged ...Great post, Mary. Thank you.<br /><br />I have always raged against people who don't use the vote that was so hard won - but now find myself not using mine. Who do I vote for? I can't and won't vote Tory, not even the lite variety. And certainly not for the far right posing as working-class heroes.<br /><br />The party whose manifesto is the closest match to my views is the Greens (not that the manifesto is much indication of what a party will actually do once in power.) I can only vote Green if one stands in my constituency.<br /><br />Our system of voting - with its constituency borders and gerrymandering was set up in a time before fast communication. It needs to be thoroughly overhauled to make it truly representative - so that people can see that voting will make a difference. Look at how involved people became in Scotland recently, whether or not you approve of Scottish Independence. People there saw that their vote counted for something, and suddenly people of all ages were talking politics, campaigning and voting.<br /><br />But the way things are suit the major parties very well - and the vested interests of Big Business. - 'However you vote, you get Tory.' So there won't be any reforms.<br /><br />Sorry to bore on - I did enjoy your post very much, and it got me thinking!<br />Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.com