THE SUFFAGETTES

  • MILLICENT FAWCETT

    MILLICENT FAWCETT
    This woman was very important in suffragism as she was president of the main organization of the suffrage movement in the United Kingdom
  • EMILY WILDING

    EMILY WILDING
    This was a suffragette who fought to get a woman's vote. Emily was an official and leader during the organization's demonstrations. This woman had the courage to appear in front of Parliament.
  • JEANNETTE RANKIN

    JEANNETTE RANKIN
    This woman was the first elected to the United States House of Representatives and the first female member of Congress.
    She organized a fledgling suffrage movement at the University of Washington.
  • CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT

    CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT
    Carrie began her activism as a suffragette in Iowa working as an organizer for the Women's Suffrage Association.She granted the female vote in New York City in 1917.
  • NANCY ASTOR

    NANCY ASTOR
    A woman named Nancy Astor was privileged to be the first woman to hold a seat in the British Parliament. It was an American politic. In this year women were admitted to the law.
  • MATILDE HIDALGO

    MATILDE HIDALGO
    She was a very fighter woman since she forced the national authorities their right to vote.
    Thanks to her, the right to vote for women in Latin American countries was opened.
  • MORE RIGHT

    MORE RIGHT
    In 1928, women had the privilege of having their voting rights increased from the age of 21, which was a great step for them. It was the first time that a woman can hold public office.