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First woman in Parliament - uk
The first woman to be elected to Parliament was the Countess de Markievicz (1868-1927).
She had played a part in the Easter Rising of 1916 and stood for election for a seat in Dublin whilst in Holloway prison in London in December 1918. She was successfully elected and became the first woman to be returned to the House of Commons, but she did not take her seat. -
Women's pay - uk
In 1870 for the first time, women were allowed to keep the money that they earnt. -
First woman to take a seat in parliament - uk
Nancy, Viscountess Astor (1879-1964) was the first woman to take a seat in Parliament. -
Divorce - uk
In 1891, women were no longer forced to live with their husbands unless they wanted to. This gave women more independence. -
marie- curie - France
On this day, one of the world's most famous female scientists discovers radium. She made this discovery in Paris, France after she moved there from Warsaw, Poland. -
women's votes - Australia
In 1902 women in Australia recieved the right to vote. -
Suffragettes were formed - uk
The suffragettes were willing to use violence in their protests unlike their predesers the suffragists.
The suffragettes were part of a group called the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). -
Suffragist - Millicent Fawcett - uk
During the speaker's conference of 1916, she called for the voting age to be lowered to 18. This would be lower than men's voting age. -
First women's votes - uk
In 1918, women over the age of 30 were given the right to vote. This though was still not equal. Men over 21 had the vote.
There were laws though; Women over 30 years old receive the vote but they have to be either a member or married to a member of the Local Government Register, a property owner, or a graduate. -
The parliament (qualification of women) act - uk
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Jobs - uk
In 1919, the disqualification removal act, which in theory, made it illegal to exclude women from jobs because of their gender. -
Forced marriage - Afghanistan
In 1921, King Amanullah created a law that abolished forcedn marriage, bride price, and put restrictions on polygamy. -
Equal votes - uk
The representation of the people act of 1928 meant that all women over the age of 21 could vote. This was the same voting age as men. -
The equal Pay act - uk
The Equal Pay Act, proposed twenty years earlier, establishes equal pay for men and women performing the same job duties.
It does not cover domestics, agricultural workers, executives, administrators or professionals. -
First woman's liberation union conference - chicago
The Chicago Women’s Liberation Union, known colloquially as CWLU, was formed in 1969 after a founding conference in Palatine, Illinois.
The main goal of the organization was to end gender inequality and sexism.
