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What 80 Million Women Want

The women's suffrage movement inspired this silent film classic that includes appearances by equal rights crusaders Emmeline Pankhurst and Harriet Stanton Blatch. As politicos work to deny women the right to vote, a young lawyer tells his activist girlfriend of the corruption within the government that actively seeks to ensure that her voice is never heard.

Top Cast

  • Emmeline Pankhurst

    Emmeline Pankhurst

    Self - Leader of the English Militants

  • Ethel Jewett

    Ethel Jewett

    Mabel West a Sufragist

  • Douglass Dumbrille

    Douglass Dumbrille

    District Attorney(uncredited)

  • Frank DeVernon

    Frank DeVernon

    James Flynn the District Leader

Overview

The women's suffrage movement inspired this silent film classic that includes appearances by equal rights crusaders Emmeline Pankhurst and Harriet Stanton Blatch. As politicos work to deny women the right to vote, a young lawyer tells his activist girlfriend of the corruption within the government that actively seeks to ensure that her voice is never heard.

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