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Tag Archives: Emmeline Pankhurst

Votes for Women 1866-1918: 100 blogs to the centenary of women winning the vote: Blog 20

November 23, 2017

1901 – by the turn of the century various women’s suffrage societies had been combined to form the National Union …

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British women won the vote Feb 6 1918: 100 blogs on Votes for Women – blog 19

November 21, 2017

1899/1901 – Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, now a widow, had to resign from her voluntary work on a Board of Guardians …

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Women win the vote 1918 centenary. Blog 18 of 100 re 1866-1918 campaign

November 17, 2017

1898: One of women’s suffrage’s most important and ardent male supporters, Richard Pankhurst, died. He had been involved in winning …

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Women Win Vote 1918 Centenary. 100 blogs of fight 1866-1918. Blog 11

October 26, 2017

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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Votes for Women 1866-1918: 100 Blogs up to the centenary: Blog 6

October 16, 2017

1869 – Municipal Franchise Act is passed. Women ratepayers win the right to vote in local elections for municipal councils …

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The fight for the vote for women 1866-1918: Blog 4 of 100

October 8, 2017

1867- a widowed Manchester shop owner, Lilly Maxwell, mistakenly appeared on the electoral register because she met the property value …

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Were the Suffragettes Terrorists?

October 15, 2015

I was recently asked this question by a client. The simple answer is no. There were no deliberate attempts at …

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New Suffragettes Walk

December 15, 2014

Much of the Suffragettes’ fight for “Votes for Women” took place in Central London. We show you where it all …

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New Talented Women in the National Gallery ‘Walk’

December 10, 2014

With a high proportion of the portraits in he National Gallery being men, and most of the rest being women …

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Centenary of Prime Minister Asquith accepting women’s right to vote

June 24, 2014

This is Asquith’s reply to the six woman deputation from the East London Federation of Suffragettes whom he agreed to …

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