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Suffragette Silent Film The Hunger Strike
Suffragette Silent Film The Hunger Strike. A still from the 1913 silent film comedy The Hunger Strike. Starring music hall favourite Emund Payne (1863-1914) as a suffragette. In this scene he is being subjected to forcible feeding. Date: 1913
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Comedy Favourite Feeding Forcible Hunger Payne Silent Starring Strike Subjected Suffrage Suffragette Suffragettes Rights
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This powerful and poignant still from the 1913 silent film "The Hunger Strike" offers a glimpse into the fierce determination and resilience of the early British suffragette movement. In this scene, music hall favorite Emund Payne portrays a suffragette undergoing forcible feeding in prison. The suffragettes, led by the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), employed hunger strikes as a form of protest against the denial of the vote to women. The British government responded with force-feeding, a brutal and inhumane practice that involved the insertion of a tube into the nose or mouth and the forced administration of liquid food. Payne's portrayal of a suffragette in this scene is significant as it challenges gender norms and societal expectations of the time. The use of a well-known music hall performer in this role added to the public awareness and engagement with the suffragette cause. The image serves as a poignant reminder of the sacrifices and struggles endured by the suffragettes in their fight for women's rights and suffrage. The date of 1913 marks a pivotal moment in the suffragette movement, as it was the year of the Cat and Mouse Act, which allowed the release of hunger-striking suffragettes after they had been force-fed, only to be re-arrested once they had recovered enough to continue their hunger strikes. This still from "The Hunger Strike" is a testament to the enduring legacy of the suffragette movement and the courage of those who fought for women's rights and suffrage.
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