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Mary Smith presented the first women’s suffrage petition to Parliament.The Great Reform Act rejected and confirms their exclusion for votes
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MP John Stuart Mill present a petition for Women's suffrage vote to the Commons but fail.
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Creation of National Society for Women
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The Isle of Man grants vote for Women
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Creation of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies. Leader: Millicent Garrett Fawcett.
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Creation of Women's Social and Politcal Union. Leader Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Christabel & Sylvia
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Militant campaign Begins. 2 militants are arrested & imprisonned. Slogans: "Deeds, not words" & "Votes for Women"
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Prime minister + 400 of 670 MP are favours to the Votes for Women.
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NUWSSP petitions & meetings. WSPU protest: arrested & imprisoned. Daily gave her the name "Suffragettes".
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"Mud March": London march with more than 3000 women
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Creation of Women's Freedom League. WFL founded a paper "The Vote"
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Commons votes for the suffrage vote for Women but Asquit doesn't carry it
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Protest including Black Fiday. Women are injured (some of them died) & sexual abused by the police
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Law "Cat & Mouse": Hunger strikes are temporarily released then arrested to prevent them dying in police custody
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Death of Emily Davinson: dead crushed by the hooves of the horse runnig for the King during a Derby.
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Votes for women older than 30 or iver 21 when they have their own house or married to householders.
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1st female MP in the Commons : Nancy Astor
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Everyone over the age of 21 can votes
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Equal Pay Act is due to strike of 187 women workers, in Ford factory during 3 weeks, against the fact their men colleagues earning 15% more than them.
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The Sex Discrimination Act: [1] made it illegal to discrimiate against Women in work/ education/ training. [2] could apply for a card credit or a loan at their own name.
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A rape in a marriage is considered as a criminal offence
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#MeToo movement
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President club scandal
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BBC pay scandal
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Polanski