4 films match Suffragette

In early 20th-century Britain, a working-wife and mother becomes radicalized by the growing suffragette movement. After joining a group of activists led by Emmeline Pankhurst, she realizes that peaceful protest is no longer enough. She risks her job, family, and life to join a dangerous underground campaign of civil disobedience, fighting for the right to vote and gender equality.

Nelly's mother is a suffragette and persuades her daughter to join the good cause. Placing a bomb under Lord William's chair love develops between the two. (imdb)

This film is unusual for an Edison film, in that the film crew actually went to Britain to take footage of their suffragettes in action. In particular, they are there to get footage of the militant suffragettes--the ones who handcuffed themselves to buildings or broke windows because of their rage over having no right to vote. (imdb)

Historian Amanda Vickery uncovers the 300 year-long campaign by women for political and sex equality in Britain, revealing the largely forgotten heroines (and a few heroes) who fought for the cause.