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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.
A Bitesize Guide to the Suffragette Movement for Key Stage 3 Environment and Society pupils
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).
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.
Oct 8, 2015 · The suffragettes were women who campaigned for the right to vote through controversial and sometimes violent protests. A Daily Mail journalist first used the term to mock members of the Women's...
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 ...
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Mar 17, 2015 · The work done by women in the First World War was to be vital for Britain’s war effort. In 1918, the Representation of the People Act was passed by Parliament. The move for women to have the vote had really started in 1897 when Millicent Fawcett founded the National Union of Women's Suffrage.
The Museum of London's unparalleled collection shows how women won the right to vote in Britain. In 1903 the 'votes for women' campaign was energised by the creation of the Women's Social and Political Union (W.S.P.U).
Mar 8, 2024 · Elizabeth Dean, a suffragette from Manchester, makes it clear that not all of her fellow activists were highly educated nor wealthy
