Mary Smith presented the first women’s suffrage petition to Parliament.The Great Reform Act rejected and confirms their exclusion for votes
MP John Stuart Mill present a petition for Women's suffrage vote to the Commons but fail.
Creation of National Society for Women
The Isle of Man grants vote for Women
Creation of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies. Leader: Millicent Garrett Fawcett.
Creation of Women's Social and Politcal Union. Leader Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Christabel & Sylvia
Militant campaign Begins. 2 militants are arrested & imprisonned. Slogans: "Deeds, not words" & "Votes for Women"
Prime minister + 400 of 670 MP are favours to the Votes for Women.
NUWSSP petitions & meetings. WSPU protest: arrested & imprisoned. Daily gave her the name "Suffragettes".
"Mud March": London march with more than 3000 women
Creation of Women's Freedom League. WFL founded a paper "The Vote"
Commons votes for the suffrage vote for Women but Asquit doesn't carry it
Protest including Black Fiday. Women are injured (some of them died) & sexual abused by the police
Law "Cat & Mouse": Hunger strikes are temporarily released then arrested to prevent them dying in police custody
Death of Emily Davinson: dead crushed by the hooves of the horse runnig for the King during a Derby.
Votes for women older than 30 or iver 21 when they have their own house or married to householders.
1st female MP in the Commons : Nancy Astor
Everyone over the age of 21 can votes
Equal Pay Act is due to strike of 187 women workers, in Ford factory during 3 weeks, against the fact their men colleagues earning 15% more than them.
The Sex Discrimination Act: [1] made it illegal to discrimiate against Women in work/ education/ training. [2] could apply for a card credit or a loan at their own name.
A rape in a marriage is considered as a criminal offence