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In 2013, a docu-drama called Muriel Matters! was presented at the Adelaide Film Festival and on ABC TV. [31] In 2018 a street mural of Matters appeared in Adelaide and an article linked to the battles she fought for the #MeToo movement. [ 41 ]
Oct 15, 2013 · Premiering at the Adelaide Film Festival in 2013, and then airing on the ABC Artscape in the same year, this Documentary TV Movie shows the life and exploits of Muriel Matters’ life through archival images, interviews, dramatic reconstruction and animated sequences.
Oct 13, 2013 · Muriel Matters: Directed by Sonia Bible. With Eileen Darley, Cameron Goodall, Ellonye Keniry, Tiffany Lyndall-Knight. London 1909, Australian actress Muriel Matters (Brooke Satchwell) makes worldwide headlines after taking to the skies under a 25-metre balloon emblazoned with 'Votes For Women'.
- Sonia Bible
- 2013-10-13
- Documentary, History
- Sonia Bible
In 2013, a docu-drama called Muriel Matters! was presented at the Adelaide Film Festival and on ABC TV . Today a section of the brass grille that Muriel chained herself to is on display at the South Australian Houses of Parliament and a large mural portrays her on a street in Adelaide.
- Avoiding Arrest in 'The Air'
- 'Shouting and Proclaiming Votes For Women'
- 'The Sort of Thing We Were Up Against'
A few years after her arrival in London, Muriel made international headlines when she climbed aboard an airship emblazoned with the slogan "Votes for Women". Members of the movement had been threatened with arrest if they were caught handing out leaflets as the king drove to open parliament. "They had this brilliant idea that if they can't take to ...
In 1908 Muriel became the first woman to speak in the British House of Commons. But she hadn't been invited to speak. Instead, she chained herself to the grille that obscured women's views of proceedings at London's Houses of Parliament and addressed the assembledpoliticians. "This grille was seen as a symbol of the separation that women experience...
Muriel also took part in a three-month 'Votes for Women' caravan tour around the UK. She used her acting skills to spread the message of the Women's Freedom League in town centres. "The police surrounded the stage on many occasions and she'd speak from the back of a cart or on a town statue," Wainwright says. There are references of up to 3,000 peo...
- Sophie Kesteven
Muriel Matters is a 26 minute documentary written and directed by Sonia Bible. The film premiered at Adelaide Film Festival in 2013 and screened on ABC Television.…
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In 2013, a docu-drama called Muriel Matters! was presented at the Adelaide Film Festival and on ABC TV. In 2018 a street mural of Matters appeared in Adelaide and an article about her linked the battles she fought to the #MeToo movement.
