The suffragettes who fell in love

History Extra podcast

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History

4.3 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Evelina Haverfield and Vera Holme, known as Jack, were in love. Not only were they in love, but they also worked together – as suffragette protestors, during prison sentences, and on the wards of military hospitals abroad. Speaking to Lauren Good, Wendy Moore explores the fascinating adventures of these two women before and during the First World War. (Ad) Wendy Moore is the author of Jack and Eve: Two Women In Love and At War (Atlantic Books, 2024). Buy it now from Waterstones: https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-histboty&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fjack-and-eve%2Fwendy-moore%2F9781838958091. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.0	Welcome. Welcome to the History Extra Podcast, Fascinating Historical Conversations from the makers of BBC History magazine.
1:20.0	Evelina Haverfield and Vera Home, also known as Jack, were in love. Not only were they in love, but they also worked together,
1:23.0	as suffragettes during prison sentences,
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