![]() Enola's mother also reads The Subjection of Women by philosopher, economist and member of Parliament John Stuart Mill, who along with his wife Harriet Taylor Mill demanded votes for women. We see a flyer for a suffragette meeting that mentions real-life trade unionist Amie Hicks, author Gwyneth Vaughan, and campaigner for the rights and eduction of children Margaret McMillan. ![]() ![]() Set in 1884, the film nods to real-life suffragists and proto-feminists. That draws on the very real struggles of the time, as campaigners protested, fought and died for women's suffrage. The film has a strong theme of women teaching and supporting each other as they campaign for gender equality. In real life, a group of women dubbed The Bodyguard wrapped themselves in cardboard armor and used "Suffrajitsu" to defend speakers and campaigners in confrontations like 1914's "Battle of Glasgow." What's the story behind the film's feminist themes? They were taught by a jiu-jitsu martial arts expert named Edith Garrud, inspiring the character played by Susan Wokoma. Women campaigning for the vote often faced violent encounters with the police and male vigilantes, so suffragettes learned the Japanese martial art jiu-jitsu, which turns an attacker's force against them. What's with the martial arts?Įnola visits a jiu-jitsu class, which is more historically accurate than you might think. The role of Mycroft has previously been played by Mark Gatiss in Sherlock, Rhys Ifans in Elementary and Christopher Lee and Stephen Fry on the big screen. The rather handsome Sam Claflin, a British actor known for playing Finnick Odair in The Hunger Games film series and real-life 1930s fascist Oswald Mosley in recent episodes of Peaky Blinders. Henry Cavill and Sam Claflin join Millie Bobby Brown in the Holmes family home.
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