Women and Power

By: National Trust
  • Summary

  • Broadcast-journalist Kirsty Wark and the National Trust mark 100 years of female suffrage in the UK, with a unique new podcast series. In this five part series we lift the lid on our archives and uncover the seldom-told stories of maids, mill-workers, politicians and even royalty, who fought and campaigned to help shape the world we live in today.
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Episodes
  • Introducing Women and Power
    Jun 19 2018

    Join broadcast-journalist Kirsty Wark and the National Trust as they mark 100 years of female suffrage in the UK, with a unique new podcast series. In this five part series we lift the lid on our archives, to uncover the seldom-told stories of maids, mill-workers, politicians and even royalty, who fought and campaigned, to help shape the world we live in today.

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    1 min
  • 1: The Beginnings
    Jul 1 2018

    Kirsty Wark learns more about the fight for universal suffrage and the roles played by some women, who lived and worked at places now looked after by the National Trust. In this first episode, she tells the story of suffragist Alice, granddaughter to the owners of Quarry Bank Mill, and delves into some handwritten letters and speeches from liberal suffragist Laura McLaren, who lived at Bodnant Garden in Wales.

    For more podcasts from the National Trust: Visit https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/listen-to-podcasts-from-the-national-trust

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    19 mins
  • 2: The Rise of the Suffragettes
    Jul 9 2018

    It’s 1903 and the suffragist campaign is failing to make an impact. Kirsty Wark explores the story of three disheartened women who take matters into their own hands and change the nature of the sufferage movement in unimaginable ways. 

    For more podcasts from the National Trust visit https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/listen-to-podcasts-from-the-national-trust

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    21 mins

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