Women's Rights

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  • Mary Wollstonecraft publishes book

    Mary Wollstonecraft publishes book

    A vindication of the rights of woman was published in 1792 and talks about women's equality
  • The Great Reform Act excludes women from voting

    The Great Reform Act excludes women from voting

    Excluded women from voting
  • John Stuart Mill publishes The Subjection of Women

    John Stuart Mill publishes The Subjection of Women

    Essay by philosopher John Stuart Mill advocates for women's suffrage
  • Married Women’s Property Act allows kept earnings

    Married Women’s Property Act allows kept earnings

    This act allows particularly married women to have separate assets independently from anyone else
  • National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies

    National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies

    The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) was formed in the UK
  • Women’s Social and Political Union Founded

    Women’s Social and Political Union Founded

    Emmeline Pankhurst founded the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU)
  • Representation of the People Act lets women vote

    Representation of the People Act lets women vote

    Representation of the People Act grants voting rights to women over 30 in the UK
  • Equal Franchise Act grants voting rights to women

    Equal Franchise Act grants voting rights to women

    The Equal Franchise Act grants voting rights to women over 21. Now the same as men! only in the UK
  • Equal Pay Act is passed

    Equal Pay Act is passed

    John F Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act
  • 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the UK

    100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the UK

    100 years of equal rights to men and women!! only in the UK