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- Dictionarysuffragette/sʌfrəˈdʒɛt/
noun
- 1. a woman seeking the right to vote through organized protest. historical
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A suffragette was a member of an activist women's organisation in the early 20th century who, under the banner "Votes for Women", fought for the right to vote in public elections in the United Kingdom.
The Suffragettes were part of the ‘Votes for Women’ campaign that had long fought for the right of women to vote in the UK. They used art, debate, propaganda, and attack on property including window smashing and arson to fight for female suffrage. Suffrage means the right to vote in parliamentary and general elections.
May 29, 2024 · Women’s suffrage, the right of women by law to vote in national or local elections. Women were excluded from voting in ancient Greece and republican Rome as well as in the few democracies that had emerged in Europe by the end of the 18th century. The first country to give women the right to vote was New Zealand (1893).
A Bitesize Guide to the Suffragette Movement for Key Stage 3 Environment and Society pupils
Oct 12, 2015 · Suffragette: Directed by Sarah Gavron. With Anne-Marie Duff, Grace Stottor, Geoff Bell, Carey Mulligan. In 1912 London, a young working mother is galvanized into radical political activism supporting the right for women to vote, and is willing to meet violence with violence to achieve this end.
Jun 4, 2013 · It's been 100 years since suffragette, Emily Davison, died campaigning for women's rights. But who were the suffragettes? And why were they important?
Feb 6, 2018 · Growing anger turned into action, and in 1897 local campaigners came together to form the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS). Known as the suffragists, they were made up of ...
