Women Win Vote 1918 Centenary. 100 blogs of fight 1866-1918. Blog 11
1879: Richard Pankhurst, the radical lawyer who had earlier drafted an unsuccessful bill in favour of women’s suffrage, and who …
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1873-8 Further important Acts of Parliament were passed giving women more rights. The Custody of Infants Act gave women who …
Votes for Women: Blog 9 of 100 to centenary of vote won Feb 6 2018
1872 – Splits increased. As the number of women declaring themselves suffragists increased, so did the number of strong personalities …
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1871 – splits started to occur in the women’s suffrage movement. Manchester decided all suffrage groups should band together with …
Votes for Women 1866-1918: 100 blogs up to the centenary: Blog 7
1870- the Education Act was passed which brings in schooling for all for the first time. The Act required schools …
Votes for Women 1866-1918: 100 Blogs up to the centenary: Blog 6
1869 – Municipal Franchise Act is passed. Women ratepayers win the right to vote in local elections for municipal councils …
Votes for Women 1866-1918: 100 blogs to centenary Feb 6th 2018: Blog 5
1868 – The National Society for Women’s Suffrage was founded. The first society campaigning for the vote at national level. …
The fight for the vote for women 1866-1918: Blog 4 of 100
1867- a widowed Manchester shop owner, Lilly Maxwell, mistakenly appeared on the electoral register because she met the property value …
British Women won the Vote 1918 Centenary: Blog 3 of 100
Previously on blog 2…1867 MP John Stuart Mill tables an amendment to the Reform Bill which would give propertied women …
British Women Win the Vote 1918: Blog 2 of 100
Previously…in blog 1. 1866 – MP John Stuart Mill agreed to submit a petition to the House of Commons asking …
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