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Rights & Activism

Rights & Activism
The 1918 election: When women first voted
The first general election after the First World War saw huge changes in who could vote
Rights & Activism

Rights & Activism
How Black Friday changed the Suffragette struggle
A day of aggression in the battle for women’s right to vote
Rights & Activism

Rights & Activism
Emmeline Pankhurst: Suffragette icon
Pankurst’s leadership of the militant votes-for-women campaign made her a feminist hero
Rights & Activism

Rights & Activism
Christabel Pankhurst: Suffragette leader
An inspiring leader whose radical tactics intensified women’s fight for the vote
Rights & Activism

Rights & Activism
Who was the Suffragette Emily Davison?
After running onto a racecourse, this votes for women campaigner lost her life for the cause