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Home Front

14 November 1917 - Joyce Lyle

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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On this day in 1917, the women's suffrage movement in America turned a corner, as 33 protesters were brutally tortured and beaten in a fabled 'Night of Terror', while in Tynemouth, there's a zealous new Women's Welfare Officer.

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole. Show less

Contributors

Joyce Lyle:
Tracy Whitwell
Ethel Manning:
Sophie Scott
Sarah Illingworth:
Naomi Frederick
Matilda James:
Hannah Wood
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone

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