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简介:InthisseriesforBBCTwo,historianAmandaVickeryuncoversBritain’slongestwar,the300yearlongcampaignbywomenforpoliticalandsexequalityinBritain,revealingthelargelyforgottenheroines(andafewheroes)whofoughtforthecause.Thesuffragette’sbattletowinthevoteisthepopularsymbolofthisstruggle,butVickeryplacesthatstruggleinamuchwidercontext,fromtheLevellers,thefirstrecordedwomen’srightsdemonstrationatthetimeofCromwelltothefirstcustodybattleincourtoverchildreninadivorce,producingthefirstpieceofBritishlegislationinsupportofwomen’srights,tothelessonsshedrawsfromawomanbecomingPrimeMinisterjust50yearsafterthefranchisewasextendedtoallwomenovertheageof18andtheongoingfightforequalstatustoday.…