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Afternoon Reading: Census 2011

Afternoon Reading: Census 2011: Episode 1: The Suffragette's Party

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Episode 1: The Suffragette's Party

The Suffragette's Party

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By Beatrice Colin. An enthusiastic suffragette takes a stand by evading the 1911 census.

By Beatrice Colin. 4 Extra Debut. A woman risks the wrath of her family by gathering with fellow suffragettes on census night 1911. Read by Melody Grove.

A new story by Beatrice Colin written to mark the national census. 

A suffragette's dedication to the cause is tested to the hilt on the night of the census in 1911. Read by Melody Grove. 

Beatrice Colin is a novelist, short story writer and creative writing teacher who has written plays for Radio 4 and novels including The Songwriter and The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite.

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Three stories written to mark the 2011 national census

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