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This is a very effective and affecting suffrage film released shortly before women got the vote. It paints suffragists in a positive light. They are shown as respectable and attractive.

Drawing by anonymous artist shows "tradespeople" or working class people from all over India including men and women. Key aspects to highlight for sarees are :

a) the Parsi lady shown in red wearing a symbolic white hat which gestures to the…

Parsi women gathered around a tree wearing their Parsi "Gara" style Sari