Below are a range of Print and Digital 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
Print and Digital Resources Related to Muriel Matters:
Repository: Museum of London Collection
The Museum of London Collection has a huge range of online Suffrage objects, photos and…
Book: Miss Muriel Matters
Read Muriel Matters’ 2017 Biography by author Robert Wainwright.
117th Anniversary of Muriel’s Balloon Protest
16 February 2026 marks the 117th anniversary of Muriel’s Balloon Protest over the British Parliament…
William Arnold Porter (1871-1949): Muriel’s Husband
William Porter was an American Dentist in London and Husband to Muriel Matters from 1914.
Video: Muriel’s Balloon Raid in the 1949 Film, ‘Kind Hearts And Coronets’
(1949) This clip shows a dramatisation of Muriel’s suffragette balloon scene in the film ‘Kind…
Maps: Muriel’s Locations in History
View a range of maps which show Muriel’s Locations in history.
Bibliography: Muriel Matters
Bibliography of digital and print books and resources available about and by Muriel Matters.
Bibliography: Women’s Suffrage in the UK
Bibliography of digital and print books and resources available on Women’s Suffrage in the UK.
Bibliography: Women’s Suffrage in Australia
Bibliography of digital and print books and resources available on Women’s Suffrage in Australia.
Repository: Pankhurst Centre
The Pankhurst Centre has a range of resources and museum pieced that show the history…
Education: Free Teaching Resource & Worksheet for Students
Free Educational Resources for Teachers and Students that accompany the ‘Muriel Matters’ Documentary Film.
Article: ‘A Standard to Live By’: Violet Tillard and the Russian Famine
This article looks at suffragist, Violet Tillard and the Russian Famine.
Article: Remembering Charles Adams Matters (1885-1915)
This article looks at Muriel’s brother, Charles Adams Matters who died in the Great War…
Article: All dolled up with some way to go!
Irene Cockroft discusses desirable dolls and the suffrage movement.
Article: International Women’s Day 2020! Learn about some women who made a difference…
To celebrate IWD2020, this article looks at women who made a difference in the world.
Video: SA Suffrage 125 Schools Competition
View the winning entry video for the Schools 125 Women’s Suffrage Celebrations in SA.
Audio: Dymphna Clark Lecture – Australian Women who won the vote!
(2018) Dr Clare Wright Presents the ‘Dymphna Clark Lecture’.
Audio: Muriel Matters: The Most Amazing Woman You’ve Never Heard of! (ABC Radio)
Trevor Chappell discussed Muriel’s adventures and her life with Robert Wainwright, journalist and author of…
Audio: ABC RN – ‘Female Political Pioneers’ – Phillip Adams and Claire Wright
Dr Clare Wright joins ABC RN’s Phillip Adams about Muriel and other female political pioneers.
Book & Video: Window Smashing in London – New Book by Helen Pankhurst
As part of her book launch, Dr Helen Pankhurst, a close friend of the Muriel…
Article: The daring Australian suffragist who spurred a ‘MeToo moment in British history’
ABC News article looking at the quiet Adelaide street where Muriel’s mural is now located.
Repository: Centre for Democracy
The Centre of Democracy showcases the people, ideas and movements that have shaped, and continue…
Video: Women’s Suffrage – Muriel Mattered!
(2016) ABC Europe Correspondent, Steve Cannanne speaks with Amber Rudd MP and Frances Bedford MP…
Audio: Australian Activist Muriel Matters Remembered (ABC Radio)
The ABC’s Europe Correspondent, Steve Cannane talk about how the Muriel Matters Society is trying…
Article: Muriel Matters Society salutes the Australian who fought for the voting rights of British women
(2016) ABC Europe’s Steve Cannane highlights Muriel Matters’ fight for voting rights for British women.
Video: ‘Muriel Matters!’
(2013) This Documentary TV Movie, broadcast on the ABC and at the Adelaide Film Festival…
Video: Living Legacy – Muriel at the Adelaide Film Festival (ABC News)
(2013) The ABC looks at Muriel’s campaign for women’s rights and her Movie Premier at…
Video: Why Muriel Matters (ABC)
(2009) This clip from ABC StatelineSA talks about how South Australian women are working to…
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