Dozens of places that were on the front line of the suffragette struggle are being ... are having their records on the nation’s heritage list updated to reflect their part in the fight for ...
In this centenary year a group of women called the suffragettes will be much celebrated. Yet, the suffragists began campaigning years before them with a very different vision for how to secure the ...
Our collections contain primary source material relating to the campaign for women’s suffrage. The majority of this collection forms part of the Women’s Library, whose roots are founded in the ...
On the one hand, the suffragists wanted to act within the law and follow the route of political persuasion to win support for their cause. It was felt that any actions that broke the law would ...
Suffragette Legacy examines the way Manchester’s most disobedient daughters sparked the flames of social change in women decades after they won the vote - through the way they dressed, the music they ...
As we celebrate 100 years of women’s suffrage we take a look at the lesser known women of the suffragette movement. While the Pankhursts and Emily Wilding Davison became household names ...
The dismissal of this amendment led to the establishment of formal suffrage societies across England and Ireland. Yet, despite over four decades of campaigning, female suffrage had still not been ...
After generations of struggle for suffrage, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed in 1919 and ratified in August 1920. To mark the centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage in 2020, ...
The suffragettes deliberately chose conventional and classically feminine styles. Why? Propaganda, explains Cally Blackman, author and lecturer at Central Saint Martins. Hiding in plain sight is a ...
The suffragette spirit is alive and well in the UK today. Women across the UK are still fighting for our rights. They stand up to racism, say no to sexism, call out homophobia, challenge corruption, ...