From The Woman Suffrage Theorist Feminism’s Shift from Moderate to Radical

Abstract

Feminism (also known as feminism), with the main connotation of ‘women’s demand for full rights as human beings’, first appeared in modern Europe, and then took liberalism’s theory of ‘freedom and equality’ as the starting point, and interpreted the ideas of women’s rights and gender equality, forming the liberal feminist thought. Later, the liberal theory of ‘freedom and equality’ was used as the starting point to explain the ideas of women’s rights and gender equality, forming the liberal feminist ideology. On this basis, the modern feminist movement emerged, with the main goal of fighting for political participation and the right to vote. Through analysing, interpreting and researching the film The Woman Suffrage Theorist, this paper explores the historical process of the gradual transformation of the women’s suffrage campaigners in Britain from a moderate way of struggle to a radical way of struggle at the beginning of the twentieth century, from the storytelling restoration of the historical events of the early twentieth century when women in Britain fought relentlessly for women’s right to vote. By analysing factors such as the social background of the time, the development of the women’s suffrage movement, important events and key figures, the deep-seated reasons for this transformation and its far-reaching impact on society are revealed.