(2016) ABC News Online

In 1908, a South Australian suffragette, Muriel Matters, became the first woman to speak in the British parliament. She chained herself to an iron grille in the ladies gallery of the House of Commons and made a speech demanding that women have the right to vote.

Now the Muriel Matters Society is trying to raise awareness of the role played by the South Australian activist in the fight to get British women the vote.

Members recently gathered at an afternoon tea at Westminster held in her memory, with the likes of British Home Secretary Amber Rudd in attendance…

This article complements the ABC News video and ABC World Today audio by Steve Cannane: