Muriel in History · United Kingdom · Video & Audio

Audio: Muriel’s Voice talking about the 1908 ‘Grille Incident’ & the 1909 ‘Balloon Raid’ on London

(1939), British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), London.

This is the only known voice recording of Muriel Matters. Recorded in 1939, it is a portion of a speech she gave to BBC Radio. Containing a detailed description of her journey in the ‘Votes For Women’ airship, she briefly mentions public speaking, the Grille Incident and her commitment to the cause of women.

Muriel Matters-Porter speaks to BBC Radio Times programme ‘Scrapbook for 1909 (7 February 1939)
BBC Synopsis: Muriel Matters, now married to a West-End doctor, sailed as an ardent suffragette in an airship over the House of Commons,
flaunting ‘Votes for Women’.