The decisive and largely negative role that members of Parliament played is unpacked, as they would throw out numerous attempts to give women the vote. The role of the police is explored, both in the ways in which the suffragettes' demonstrations were handled and the covert and sometimes violent tactics that were used against them.

Originally released by BBC Worldwide Learning, 2018. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on November 21, 2019.