Character Bio

Elizabeth Catt
Sheis a British feminist who believes that “war falls on the women heavily, and now more so than ever before.” She is a factory worker who helped in a munition, which helped make shells for guns. She is not very wealthy; her main goal is to earn a living, not necessarily patriotic. She is directly connected to the war, since her work provides ammunition that kills the enemy soldiers. She thought her work would be an escape from hard labor, but it was a ploy to get women to work for the war. However she sees destruction that their work is facilitating, and is unsure whether the death of enemy soldiers is her responsibility. She wonders whether the deaths are worth her suffrage.

Anne Burmington
Anne is also a British feminist, and works with Elizabeth in the munition. She sees that women are happy doing men’s work for their country. She sees women that are empowered and feel a belonging towards their country when they are working. Along with Catt, she recieves a letter from US' Harriet Stanton Blatch, and she agrees that her work is important for the progression towards women's rights.