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The early period
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Violent period
‘Deeds Not Words‘ -
The first martyr
In 1913, Suffragette Emily Wilding Davison stepped out in front of the King’s racehorse during a race at Epsom, and died a tragic death after being trampled on -
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WWI
World War 1 drastically changed women’s role in society. Before the war, a woman’s place had been in the home, cooking, washing, cleaning and raising her children. But when the war began, women were needed to lend a hand! Millions of men had been sent away to fight, leaving vacant jobs that were essential to keeping the country running. Many women went to work for the first time in lots of different industries – even in dangerous munitions factories making weapons for the war -
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The struggle for equal suffrage with men
It was not until 1928 that women gained the vote on the same terms as men -
The first female Member of Parliament
Nancy Astor becomes first female Member of Parliament
