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Britain, 1890-1918
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'This hugely influential feminist campaigned for the right to vote, which was granted to women over the age of 30 a century ago in 1918. But even as late as 1917 - just months before the bill was passed - powerful men in Parliament were trying to stop votes for women. Here are some of their arguments, according to House of Commons records.' 
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Passionate about women’s rights, in 1903 the suffragettes of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) split from the suffragists of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societ
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You (probably) did know most of these but maybe not all!
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Emily Wilding Davison and the bombing of Lloyd George's home.
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Between the 1890s and early 1900s, thousands of illustrations were produced and distributed around the United States and England, on postcards, in magazines and on public billboards. The message was that women’s rights were dangerous and letting women think for themselves could only end in a nightmarish society.
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An article by June Purvis (University of Portsmouth) recalling Shoulder to Shoulder, a six-part BBC drama series about the suffragettes, made 40 years ago.
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Sheila Hancock presents a film about the suffragette campaign.
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'A previously unknown letter from the first suffragette to be jailed in the campaign for the vote has been discovered by an Oxford historian.'
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A short film on World War I and female suffrage. Are you convinced by the way it links War service with the winning of the vote?
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The suffragettes were exposed to violence and intimidation as they campaigned for votes for women. So they taught themselves jiu-jitsu.
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'The film Suffragette, which is due for release, portrays the struggle by British women to win the vote. They were exposed to violence and intimidation as their campaign became more militant. So they taught themselves the martial art of jiu-jitsu.'
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Andrew Marr on the foundation of the WSPU.
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A century after the death of Emily Davison at the Epsom Derby, the movement that gave votes to women still has much to teach those continuing to fight for equality
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Kira Cochrane's piece from the Guardian, May 2013.
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Suffragettes, force feeding and the roles of women in the First World War, including the munitions factories.
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Clare Balding on the death of Mary Wilding Davison at the 1913 Derby.
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'The Women’s Suffrage resources project explores women at the hustings through the 17th and 18th centuries, to the growth of the suffrage movement in the 19th century and forward to contemporary democratic voices. The project brings to life the ordinary people who campaigned for the right to vote – through both peaceful means and more militant methods.
These resources have been developed by the Historical Association and the Association for Citizenship Teaching with support from the Government Equalities Office and Cabinet Office.'