Where are the suffragettes of New York of 1912 with their red-painted lips when we need them, asks Pipa Monjardino . It is an attire that reactionary regimes, and individuals who feel women should be demure, pacified and ashamed of their sexuality and gender, could only approve of. Meanwhile in Iran women are challenging the notion that they should be demure when faced with being attacked. Where are the suffragettes of New York of 1912 with their red-painted lips, and red-painted attitude, when we need them? Jill RooneyAshtead, Surrey• Join the debate – email guardian.letters@theguardian.com• Read more Guardian letters – click here to visit gu.com/letters

Source: The Guardian February 26, 2018 18:22 UTC