
Women who made history
The History Hour
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Free Our Mothers
Jean and four other women were jailed after being found guilty of breaching the terms of their release from prison. By this point, the law had been toughened up so they no longer had to pay a fine. Jean was allowed to see her family once a week but couldn't come home when her daughter Rebecca came to visit. She says: 'Rebecca should be very proud of her mother' But she's there because she's standing for a very important principle.
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