Learning the Suffrage Story
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2015
Abstract
This paper asks what young people learn about suffrage through a small, comparative study of British history textbooks. She highlights how frequently women’s achievements are reduced to a few paragraphs and how, from 1945 to 2000, many of the same words and contexts are used to “explain” the suffragettes. Clink’s paper is a reminder of the institutional sexism that contemporary feminists still seek to change, and is an apt reminder of the lack of women in school curriculum.
Department
Library Services
Publication Title
Suffragette Legacy: How Does the History of Feminism Inspire Current Thinking in Manchester
Recommended Citation
Clink, K. (2015). Learning the Suffrage Story. In: Suffragette Legacy: How Does the History of Feminism Inspire Current Thinking in Manchester. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Publisher's Copyright and Source
Copyright © 2015 Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
