Today a picture of the first woman elected to the House of Commons, Constance Markievicz, was gifted to the UK … More
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Women Petitioners and The Parlament of Women — The History of Parliament
As part of our Women and Parliament blog series to mark the centenary of the first women gaining the vote … More
Voice and Vote: Celebrating 100 Years of Votes for Women – a guidebook — The History of Parliament
Dr Paul Seaward is one of the editors of the “Voice & Vote guidebook” to accompany the UK Parliament Vote … More
A Peep Into the Future: Imagining the suffrage victory in 1910
Back in 1910, a woman imagined what winning the vote might look like. We’re very pleased to publish this guest … More
‘A Necessary Woman’ – bringing Emily Wilding Davison back to Parliament
Continuing our occasional series of guest posts on suffrage and the theatre, we’re delighted to publish this piece by Deborah … More
Women on the Walk
Guest post by Catherine Cartwright In 2014, with at least half an eye on the fact that it was soon … More
‘Shy Women Tories’ in the History of Suffrage and Beyond
Guest post by Dr Julie V. Gottlieb (University of Sheffield) It is truly remarkable how so many organisations, institutions, media … More
Happy Birthday Alice Hawkins – working class suffragette, equalities campaigner and activist
Statue of Alice Hawkins by Sean Hedges-Quinn, unveiling in Leicester, 4 February 2018 We were delighted to announce in February … More
Suffragette and Activist Jessie Stephen: A Life Remembered by Jean Corston
We are delighted to post this piece by the Rt Hon the Baroness Corston, on her memories of the suffragette … More
Domestic Servant raids Parliament: The Case of Charlotte Griffiths – Suffragette and Working Woman
In February 1908, the ‘Pantechnicon Raid’ took place on the Houses of Parliament, when suffragettes were delivered to the front … More
