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finally women were not only seen as possensions of their husband
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they took up the rights of married woman and campaigns for equality for woman and divorse, inheritance and custody of children
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this is set up and introduced for all working class children up to 12
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permits propertied women and ratepayers to serve on urban and parish district councils
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bans the employment of children under 11 in factories. women are not to be employed fo 4 weeks after having a child.
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they are formed by well-educated middle class women frustrated with their lives
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reduces by one hour the number of hours women work
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the campaign had gained the support of working class women as well
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Mrs Emmeline founded a new campaigning organisation, WSPU
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the suffragettes publicised a rally in hyde park in london by sailing a boat past parliament hill flying flags and posters
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the government promised a consilation bill which won all party suppot. the suffragets suspended action.
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after 1911 with the increasing violence of the suffrogettes, alienated support for the women's cause
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the governmen passed a new act which allowed hunger strikers to leave prison, recover a little and then return to finish their sentance. campaigners called this the cat and mouse act
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emily davison rushed out and tried to catch hold of one of the horses as a protest for womens rights
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the death of emily davison
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over 1,500 women were h=serving as PLG
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around 20% of all women workers were in a union
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by this time NUWSS had developed into a very large organisation with over 500 branches around 100,000 members
