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Jun 13, 2024 · Published: June 13, 2024 at 9:00 AM. By the early 20th century, two groups had become prevalent in the campaign for women’s suffrage. Informally called suffragists and the suffragettes, both aimed to secure women’s right to vote – though they had very different approaches.
2 days ago · Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. At the beginning of the 18th century, some people sought to change voting laws to allow women to vote. Liberal political parties would go on to grant women the right to vote, increasing the number of those parties' potential constituencies.
Jun 10, 2024 · Emmeline Pankhurst, militant champion of woman suffrage whose 40-year campaign, which included numerous arrests, achieved complete success in the year of her death, when British women obtained equality in the voting franchise. Learn more about Pankhurst’s life and career.
Jun 13, 2024 · Victorian. Suffragettes history facts: 10 things you might not know about the Votes for Women campaigners. Dr Jacqui Turner from the University of Reading reveals some lesser-known facts about the political movement. Published: June 13, 2024 at 11:12 AM.
Jun 13, 2024 · The Pankhursts and Millicent Fawcett were leading figures of the suffrage movement whose names are often invoked and remembered today. Here we take a closer look at eight other people who supported the campaign for women’s right to vote…
6 days ago · 10 Documentaries about the Samurai. Explore the top 10 documentaries about the suffragettes and their fight for women's voting rights. Discover inspiring stories of courage, sacrifice, and triumph in these essential history films.
2 days ago · June Purvis, Emeritus Professor of Women's and Gender History at the University of Portsmouth here in the UK, talks about how the suffragettes started to raise their profile – or get noticed ...
