The Suffragettes
Between 1903 and 1914, the Suffragette movement used radical protest tactics and a creative publicity campaign to demand women’s right to vote in the UK. “Deeds not words” was their motto, and over 1,300 women went to prison for the cause. Their stories are told in one of the world’s largest collections of objects linked to their campaign, held here at London Museum.
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Rights & Activism
Emmeline Pankhurst: Suffragette icon
Pankurst’s leadership of the militant votes-for-women campaign made her a feminist hero
Rights & ActivismWho was the Suffragette Emily Davison?
After running onto a racecourse, this votes for women campaigner lost her life for the cause
Rights & ActivismChristabel Pankhurst: Suffragette leader
An inspiring leader whose radical tactics intensified women’s fight for the vote
Rights & ActivismSophia Duleep Singh: The Suffragette princess
For this Punjabi royal, winning women’s vote was worth breaking the law
Rights & ActivismKitty Marion: Actor & Suffragette
Battling for the vote with fire and hunger strikes
Rights & ActivismHow Black Friday changed the Suffragette struggle
A day of aggression in the battle for women’s right to vote
Rights & ActivismSylvia Pankhurst: Suffragette, artist, activist
This famous votes-for-women campaigner set herself apart as an artist and social activist
From our expertsSuffragette Christabel Pankhurst & her ‘militant’ strategy
Interview: Often maligned by historians, feminist and Suffragette Christabel Pankhurst’s story needs much exploration
Rights & ActivismMillicent Fawcett: Suffragist, not Suffragette
Meet a leader of the law-abiding votes for women campaign
Art & DesignAn introduction to Christina Broom
The pioneering photographer who captured the Suffragettes in action