The Echoes poetry competition to celebrate Write Out Loud's 20th anniversary is now open.  Judged by Neil Astley.

Competition closes in 59 days, 4 hours. Get details and Enter.

Suffragette (Remove filter)

Recent Comments

Naomi on BLOOM
2 hours ago

Naomi on BLOOM
2 hours ago

Tom Doolan on BLOOM
2 hours ago

David RL Moore on And If I Never Met You.
3 hours ago

David RL Moore on overqualified
3 hours ago

Hélène on BLOOM
4 hours ago

Hélène on The Day They Came
4 hours ago

Julian (Admin) on Dickens Said It All
9 hours ago

Stephen Gospage on The Day They Came
9 hours ago

Stephen Gospage on Forgive, Not Forget
10 hours ago

The Dreadnought Suffragette

Norah Smyth was brought up in Great Barrow, the small Cheshire village where I live. Her father was a wealthy corn merchant originally from Ireland & their home, Barrowmore Hall, destroyed by a stray German bomb in WW2 was one of the county's finest Victorian country houses.  She was an activist for social change and a close friend of (and chauffeur to) the Pankhursts, using most of her £30,000 in...

Read and leave comments (5)

🌷(6)

Suffragettephotographywomens rightswomans issuesparliamentary reform

We Have a Dream

(Just a note, that this is supposed to be set in the suffragette era)

 

We have a dream

That one day we’ll be more than our looks

More than our fathers or husbands accomplishments

We want to be valued for our intelligence

 

We have a dream

To have the possibility for success

To be more than wives, mothers, and maids

We want to have our chance at greatness

 

We h...

Read and leave comments (0)

equalitySuffragettewomans issueswomans rights

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

Find out more Hide this message