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The Battle for Votes for Women
The suffragettes who led the campaign for the women's vote in Britain were brave and determined. Many of them told their stories to the BBC. To mark the anniversary of the first election in which women voted, Witness replays some of those voices.
Picture: Suffragists in 1913, Credit: Getty Images
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Mon 14 Dec 200908:50GMT
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- Mon 14 Dec 200900:50GMTBBC World Service Online
- Mon 14 Dec 200908:50GMTBBC World Service Online
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