On October 7th, the movie Suffragettes premiered in London. When the red carpet was rolled out, fifteen women from the activist group called Sisters Uncut lobbed purple and green smoke bombs then pounced on it, locking arms and shouting “dead women can't vote”. The film celebrates the courage and determination women's groups displayed in late 19th and early 20th centuries fighting for their rights in this post-feminist era. The issue is that women are still fighting for their rights and this is not a post-feminist era. The focus of Sisters Uncut is domestic violence, hence the “dead women can't vote” mantra, and - just as in the earlier activist movements - the fight in the United States both mirrors and dwarfs our European cousin's. However,
