FRENCH SUFFRAGETTES.
, French suffragettes have been display* ing their periodical activity, chiefly in the form of parades when a handful of enthusiasts distribute handbills to the passers-by. The movement in France, however, has never displayed the same vitality and original methods as have characterised the women’s work for the vote in England. There are many who think it never will. The latest form of demonstration was a mild effort. It consisted of a parade in front of the Senate with the women bearing placards. It is quite probable, however, that the French women will achieve their end, without the window-smashing methods of their English sisters. Some of these, by the way, met at the Hotel Cecil in London recently to celebrate their complete victory—the royal assent had been given to the Equal Franchise Bill. In the old days, most of the guests recalled, they used to meet at the Cecil in order to celebrate their release from prison! Mrs Pethick-Law-rence, referring to the leader of the movement, Mrs Pankhurst, said that by a curious irony of fate, she was laid to rest on the very day when the Bill passed its final reading in the. House of Lords.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20701, 26 April 1929, Page 18
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