In fact, much of their labour went unrecognised and unpaid by society. A suffragette wasn’t a choice but a necessity for many women in the United Kingdom. For centuries women’s rights had been ...

Women who shaped Humphrey Bogart from a mother who called him a failure to Lauren Bacall who put marriage over career ...

On the one hand, the suffragists wanted to act within the law and follow the route of political persuasion to win support for their cause. It was felt that any actions that broke the law would ...

A defiant letter by a suffragette about being force-fed during a prison hunger strike has gone on display The "barely decipherable" note was penned by Charlotte Marsh, one of the first prisoners ...

The suffragette spirit is alive and well in the UK today. Women across the UK are still fighting for our rights. They stand up to racism, say no to sexism, call out homophobia, challenge corruption, ...

The suffragettes deliberately chose conventional and classically feminine styles. Why? Propaganda, explains Cally Blackman, author and lecturer at Central Saint Martins. Hiding in plain sight is a ...

The medal was awarded to Elsie Wolff Van Sandau by the Women's Social & Political Union A hunger strike medal awarded to a suffragette who refused to eat while on trial has been discovered after ...

If you are planning your festive travel, look out for track closures on the Elizabeth line, DLR and Overground lines ...

Dublin, 8 May 1913 - An Irish suffragette, Geraldine Manning, told a court in Dublin today that she would not pay the 25 shillings fine imposed on her for defacing a statue. Ms Manning (40) had been ...

And, in last night’s episode, viewers were “moved to tears” by Annette Crosbie’s performance as an elderly suffragette. In the episode, Crosbie starred as Clarice Millgrove, a stubborn ...

In this galvanizing feminist drama, a working-class laundress in 19th-century London becomes radicalized when she meets a brave cadre of women who are fighting for the right to vote.

The Pennyroyal Players are a group of approximately ten women who presented the “Suffragette Musical: From Battles to Ballots.” The musical was a tribute to twenty-seven women who dared to fight ...