Showcasing Original Drama - 'Sylvia' by Lesley Strachan examines the splits in Britain's leading suffragette family 'The Pankhursts'
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Sylvia sheds light on the little explored divide in the family at the heart of the suffragette movement in Britain in the early part of the 20th Century. It charts Sylvia Pankhurst’s split with her own family over the issue of class involvement in the struggle for women to get the vote - her belief that the suffrage movement should include working women was put into practice when s...