Tag Archives: Suffrage
The foundation of the Women’s Social & Political Union
On the 10th October 1903 the Women’s Social and Political Union, whose members came to be known as suffragettes, was founded at the Manchester home of Sylvia and Emmeline Pankhurst.
Overview of Suffragette Emily Davison at the Epson Derby
On the 4th June 1913, suffragette Emily Wilding Davison was hit by King George V’s racehorse at the Epsom Derby after she stepped onto the track.
The causes and consequences of the Representation of the People Act 1918
On 6 February 1918 the Representation of the People Act received Royal Assent, marking the start of female suffrage in Great Britain.
