Audio Visual Resources

Below are a range of Audio Visual resources on the work by Muriel Matters and the Women’s Freedom League’s fight for the right to vote for women in the United Kingdom

Photo Gallery

These are a selection of images contained within The Muriel Matters Society’s collection. For more information on each of these images, or to arrange to use them in your personal research, please contact The Society directly.

Muriel’s Voice

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.

The Grille Incident Reenactment

Muriel Matters’ involvement in the Muriel Matters’ involvement in the Grille Protest was dramatized in the ‘Royal Cavalcade’ – a British black and white film from 1935.

The drama is a pastiche of notable events from the previous twenty-five years that was commissioned to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V. Actual newsreel footage appears alongside scenes re-enacted by actors (like the one showing the Grille Protest). In addition to the Grille Protest, the film alludes to the militant agitation of Christabel Pankhurst and the WSPU, the infamous death of Emily Davidson at the Epson Derby as well as Nancy Astor taking her seat in British Parliament.

Many thanks to Eileen Luscombe for unearthing this material and notifying the Muriel Matters Society that the scene existed.