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First female vote petition
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First women's suffrage society
On 7 June 1866 a petition from 1,499 women calling for women's suffrage was presented to Parliament. Although this petition was unsuccessful, the Fawcett Society marks this moment as its foundation and the start of the organised campaign for the vote -
NUWSS is formed
The National Union of Women Suffrage Societies (NUWSS), also known as the suffragists (not to be confused with the suffragettes) was an organisation founded in 1897 of women's suffrage societies around the United Kingdom. In 1919 it was renamed the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship -
WSPU is founded
WSPU was founded in Manchester in 1903 by Emmeline Pankhurst -
