At last! Dixons AS History class has been musing for some time now on why the Votes for Women campaign, with its colourful characters and provocative acts, has never been made into a film or TV series. But someone has heard our call! Writer and political advisor Barbara Gorna is apparently working on a bio-pic of the life of Emily Wilding Davison, one of the most fascinating characters in the suffragette story. Listen to her here talking about Davison’s life; the interview itself gives our AS class plenty to think about in terms of why some women were so convinced of the importance of a political voice. In the meantime, all students can have their say: which neglected periods of History do you think deserve the big-screen treatment and why?
