PUPILS will be able to see an award-winning documentary about Emmeline Pankhurst for free.
The Greater Manchester Combine Authority is sending free copies of Making a Militant to all secondary schools across Greater Manchester.
It is hoped the hard-hitting documentary will inspire the next generation of young people — particularly young girls and women — to make their voices heard louder than ever before
Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, said: “We’re still marching here in Greater Manchester and the fight for true gender equality is still going strong. I want girls and young women living and growing up here to feel that this place belongs to them."
Produced for the BBC, and presented by Sally Lindsay, the documentary takes a look at Emmeline Pankhurst who fought so hard for women’s right to vote.
The documentary enlists the help of some surviving relatives including great-granddaughter, Dr Helen Pankhurst.
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