Suffragist City

Join us this week down on Rochester Esplanade at the Suffrage Sensory Garden. Created in honour of local Suffragist leader Vera Conway Gordon, it celebrates her campaign to get women the vote over 100 years ago. Natalie Poulton, the driving force behind the garden, is passionate about Vera’s life and her legacy in Medway.But women still face challenges in politics today. We also speak to the two leading female candidates for Rochester and Strood in the upcoming General Election: Kelly Tolhurst former MP (Conservative) and her Labour opponent Lauren Edwards. It’s refreshing to hear Lauren and Kelly join together as women in politics, rather than slugging it out over immigration, inflation or the NHS.Visit the Suffrage Sensory Garden on Rochester Esplanade, or join their Facebook page www.facebook.com/SuffrageSensoryGardenWith thanks to the City of Rochester Society for supporting this podcast. Find out more about their work at city-of-rochester.org.ukFollow the We Did It Medway Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558961044581We Did it Medway is presented by Rob Flood and Philip Dodd. It is produced and edited by Suze Cooper for Big Tent Media, with assistance from Emily Crosby Media.The We Did It Medway music is written and performed by Chris Weller (Staggered Ray), Rob Shepherd (Singing Loins) and Vicky Price (Ashen Keys) with lyrics by Philip Dodd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.