tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post4199674905863928653..comments2024-03-26T02:43:09.109+00:00Comments on notes on paper: Beamish Suffragette Celebrations Pt1Julie Kirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606220227331834682noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-15576460947821904532013-07-14T10:47:56.619+01:002013-07-14T10:47:56.619+01:00I love this post Julie and actually got a bit of a...I love this post Julie and actually got a bit of a lump in my throat reading about some of the enactments and your response to them. <br /><br />I'd like to think I'd have been with them in the day - but I also know I like a quiet life and don't like to upset people (sometimes to the detriment of what I want myself) :/ I do like to think that I stand up for what's right though... argh. Got my head in a spin thinking on this one. <br /><br />I love the song!Carmen https://www.blogger.com/profile/07968725221313800020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-27189117541473880212013-07-14T10:11:45.902+01:002013-07-14T10:11:45.902+01:00Oh I'm glad Sian linked you up - I so enjoyed ...Oh I'm glad Sian linked you up - I so enjoyed reading this. Off to look up the Beamish museum and like you I feel my right to vote and be involved politically is such a blessing. Have raised my kids to vote and analyse the politics involved. Important and necessary life skills.Missus Wookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08137463465514115553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-31442762376553805142013-07-13T10:55:28.550+01:002013-07-13T10:55:28.550+01:00I love your post. It looks like a day out we would...I love your post. It looks like a day out we would have all enjoyed. Would I have been a suffragette...i'm not sure...but i am sure that with the right to vote now, we must. Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258116584432205229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-60762599148049167102013-07-13T07:32:06.222+01:002013-07-13T07:32:06.222+01:00What an interesting and informative post, Julie! ...What an interesting and informative post, Julie! Your descriptions and photos are very evocative. The right to be respected and treated as equals across the world is by no means won, and I like to think we are all still putting energy into making it a reality.alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789464804911391774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-41570691885736278582013-07-11T16:45:31.496+01:002013-07-11T16:45:31.496+01:00I had to chuckle at Miriam's comment because t...I had to chuckle at Miriam's comment because that was exactly what I was thinking too! This is a lovely story of a very important movement who changed our history forever. I would love to think I would have been a suffragette as I believe in the empowerment of women everywhere!jeanie ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951068385431574532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-14298490352354497332013-07-10T12:50:53.047+01:002013-07-10T12:50:53.047+01:00What a FUN event! I'd like to think I'd ha...What a FUN event! I'd like to think I'd have had the courage to participate in the fight for women's rights, but since I'm the type to avoid conflict at all costs, maybe not...Cherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15398170245040387614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-43194869444495810842013-07-09T18:55:13.210+01:002013-07-09T18:55:13.210+01:00It looks like you had a really amazing day. I wor...It looks like you had a really amazing day. I work in Epsom and was pleased that a memorial was put at the racecourse for EmilyJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138701426913307085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-73806547824515284362013-07-08T15:04:54.112+01:002013-07-08T15:04:54.112+01:00I would love to think I would have been with the s...I would love to think I would have been with the suffragettes. Ruled by our wombs! and what may I ask are men ruled by? This is a wonderful post for Sian's Story Telling Sunday. It is about a hundred years since I went to Beamish, You brought back a few memories for me. Thanks Julie.Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09712699577288028223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-12410128816301101572013-07-08T13:24:05.476+01:002013-07-08T13:24:05.476+01:00Oh, you know how much TSO and I would have loved t...Oh, you know how much TSO and I would have loved this! She is still talking about the day she marched on stage as a Suffragette as part of "Mary Poppins" when she was ten. I made a page and we had a big Girl Power chat about..stuff. Not sure if we covered not getting arrested..<br /><br />I love this and I'm going to link it up for you..that's okay, isn't it?Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764280029794453933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-51649260220447256012013-07-07T17:07:28.590+01:002013-07-07T17:07:28.590+01:00Wow! This sounds so interesting! I actually had to...Wow! This sounds so interesting! I actually had to laugh when I saw the anti suffragette leaflet info, because that last one "women are ruled by their womb not their brain so are prone to insanity and hysteria" kinda feels like me right now! I know it sounds totally old school and wrong for men to say that, however, being 8 months pregnant and feeling totally emotional and bordering on insanity, I don't think it's that far off sometimes!! Don't get me wrong, I am SO happy for the right to vote and I eternally grateful for the women who fought for it before my time. I'm just feeling a little "ruled by my womb" right now! lolSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14241550933153816678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-33339865038038325012013-07-07T16:10:38.205+01:002013-07-07T16:10:38.205+01:00I love the fact that the whole town is playing alo...I love the fact that the whole town is playing along (even the kids apparently). Very interesting post! Sounds like a great day indeed!Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311665727383144209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-50660525364273747412013-07-07T13:55:14.954+01:002013-07-07T13:55:14.954+01:00That sounds like a great event to have been to.That sounds like a great event to have been to.scrappyjackyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761068895383717904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-11397570108875851572013-07-07T13:21:59.601+01:002013-07-07T13:21:59.601+01:00My grandmother, born 1892, was a strong supporter ...My grandmother, born 1892, was a strong supporter of the suffragette movement. She was never arrested but she campaigned with them and raised funds for them. When I was 18 she made me swear that I would always vote in every election just as soon as I was old enough. It was my granny that told me that abstaining is not a protest it is just laziness. If you don't want anyone to get in you MUST spoil your ballot because it still has to be counted. I don't think I would have been brave enough to get arrested but I would have certainly been there with Granny raising the money to ensure that voices were heard. I have never missed a vote and I have taught my daughter and my granddaughters the sameLadkyishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835766855890936214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-526131121975873892013-07-07T10:37:33.964+01:002013-07-07T10:37:33.964+01:00Looks a brilliant day, will have to go when they h...Looks a brilliant day, will have to go when they have another of a reenactment day. Some of our students get involved as suffragettes and dress up when we have our day there but have never seen it. Love your Mum writing on the pavement :0)Jo.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07820748953847906225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-66062498272354030002013-07-07T10:19:09.943+01:002013-07-07T10:19:09.943+01:00Oh Julie - this is a wonderful topic for Storytell...Oh Julie - this is a wonderful topic for Storytelling Sunday - and I think our right to vote is one of our most precious possessions. I have often discussed this with my mum and we think we would be a Suffragettes - - I come from the same town in Lancashire that is the birthplace of Annie Kenney - the only working class woman who was part of the senior leadership of the Suffrage Movement. My mum and my gran would be ashamed of me if I didn't use my vote - and I have tried to instill its value into my own daughters.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550611556496627689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-86358309524949967342013-07-07T08:45:30.046+01:002013-07-07T08:45:30.046+01:00I'm with Rinda, I'm sure I would have been...I'm with Rinda, I'm sure I would have been a suffragette. I have been heavily involved in legal political campaigns. Sounds a fabulous dayhelenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879196131617998605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-79003748870824755932013-07-07T08:45:02.903+01:002013-07-07T08:45:02.903+01:00Wow I would have loved to have gone to this, I'...Wow I would have loved to have gone to this, I'm interested in anything to do with the Suffragettes but I'm the same as you, I'd like the idea of being one but think I'd be too chicken. Can't wait to here about Emily Davidson's funeral xxJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705109543666528907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-49569328246678066162013-07-07T08:17:33.666+01:002013-07-07T08:17:33.666+01:00I definitely like to think of myself as someone wh...I definitely like to think of myself as someone who would have been a suffragette, and i think this is a great topic for storytelling Sunday.<br />RindaMaria Ontiveroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00120998825608732473noreply@blogger.com