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Sophia: Suffragette Princess
Anita Anand tells the fascinating and largely unknown story of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh - descendant of Sikh royalty, goddaughter of Queen Victoria and pioneering suffragette.
In the week when Sikhs across the world are celebrating the birth of their founder, Guru Nanak, 麻豆官网首页入口 political journalist Anita Anand tells the fascinating and largely unknown story of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh - descendant of Sikh royalty, goddaughter of Queen Victoria and pioneering suffragette. Bold and fearless, she marched alongside Emmeline Pankhurst in protest outside parliament, refused to pay her taxes until women got the vote, and even threw herself in front of prime minister Asquith's car.
Last on
Sat 19 Aug 2017
00:30
Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Presenter | Anita Anand |
Producer | Anna Cox |
Executive Producer | Aaqil Ahmed |
Broadcasts
- Sun 22 Nov 2015 13:15
- Wed 27 Jan 2016 08:15
- Wed 29 Jun 2016 08:30
- Sat 19 Aug 2017 00:30