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Bbc Podcasts: Episode 95: Suffragette Defaced Penny 15 Oct 2010

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A defaced coin from 1903. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, explores the rise of mass political engagement in Britain and the emergence of the suffragettes by examining a penny coin, on which the image of Edward VII has been defaced with the words 'Votes for women'. With contributions from Helena Kennedy QC and the artist Felicity Powell. (Duration: 15 mins)

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