Suffrage Speech
00:00 - 04:54
4m 54s
Emmeline Pankhurst, a militant British suffragette and activist who helped women secure the right to vote, gives her "I Incite This Meeting to Rebellion" speech to her supporters. In her speech, she advocates that they take more drastic measures in their fight for suffrage. Police receive word of the gathering, and the situation becomes tense when they arrive.

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