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“We are here, not because we are law-breakers; we are here in our efforts to...”
– Emmeline Pankhurst
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Emmeline Pankhurst: the UK’s first action heroine.
Born into an activist family, young Emmeline was entranced by histories of the French Revolution and anti-slavery works like Uncle Tom’s Cabin. After her husband’s 1898 death, Pankhurst founded the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), which aimed at winning the vote for women; her three daughters joined their mother’s fight, too. Convinced that time spent behind bars would draw public...
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Greta Garbo - mysterious genius
She had great self possession. She requested that no one come on the set while she was filming. She had an idea, a notion of illusion that went very far and she didn’t want to break it. People around shattered this illusion—and then she didn’t want gawkers to see her “unguarded” while she worked. Thought if they wanted to see her they should go to her pictures. She never saw rushes because they...
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“A sex symbol becomes a thing. I just hate to be a thing.”
– Marilyn Monroe
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March 2013
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