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Ethel Smyth: Composer & Suffragette
Through love, music and activism, Smyth pushed back at the limits society placed on her

What was the 1911 Suffragette Women’s Coronation Procession?
Could an enormous march get the new king to support women’s right to vote?

Why did Suffragettes go on hunger strike?
Imprisoned for militant action, some Suffragettes went to extreme lengths to continue their protest

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


Women’s toilets & the fight for the right to work
What can a toilet roll tell us about the history of women’s access to work and leisure?

Sophia Duleep Singh: The Suffragette princess
For this Punjabi royal, winning women’s vote was worth breaking the law

An introduction to Christina Broom
The pioneering photographer who captured the Suffragettes in action

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

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

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

Kitty Marion: Actor & Suffragette
Battling for the vote with fire and hunger strikes

Millicent Fawcett: Suffragist, not Suffragette
Meet a leader of the law-abiding votes for women campaign

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

Sylvia Pankhurst: Suffragette, artist, activist
This famous votes-for-women campaigner set herself apart as an artist and social activist