Votes

Suffragettes and the Vote in Britain

By momotimetolearn
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    Women's suffrage

  • First Hunger Strike

    First hunger strike by a woman - Marion Dunlop 91 hours

  • Cat and Mouse Act

    Cat and Mouse Act in Parliament allowing the authorities to send the women on hunger strike home to recover and then be put back into gaol

  • Epsom Darby

    Emily Davison runs onto the track to gain attention of the King during the horse race. She is trampled by the horses and later dies.

  • World War I

    The start of World War I meant the women were no longer fighting for the vote.

  • The Vote

    Women over 30 gain the vote in UK

  • The Vote for all

    Women over 21 are now equal to men and are allowed to vote in Britain