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MP John Stuart Mill had suggested giving votes to women in 1867 and 1873. After many voted in favour of women's suffrage, large numbers of local women's suffrage societies were formed.
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The Women's Franchise League takes up the rights of married women and campaign for equality for women in divorce, inheritance and custody of children.
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Free and compulsory education is introduced for all working-class children up to the age of twelve.
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The Parish Councils Act permits propertied women and ratepayers to serve on urban and parish district councils.
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The Factory Act bans the employment of children under eleven in factories. Women are not to be employed within four weeks of having a child.
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By 1900 women can vote in local elections and can take part in local government as councillors. Could also vote in elections for Poor Law Guardians and School Boards.
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By 1902 the NUWSS campaign had support of working-class women too. 1901-02 Eva Gore-Booth gathered 67,000 textile workers' signatures in Northern England for a petition to Parliament.
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Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst founded a new suffrage campaign following the failures of the NUWSS, called the Women's Social and Political Union. The movement was more radical and militant, and were soon refered to as suffragettes.
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The suffragette Edith New began making speeches in Downing Street; to stop the police from moving her on, she chained herself to the railings and was arrested.
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As the horses came to finish the derby, Emily Davison rushed out onto the track and tried to catch hold of one of the Royal horse, in an attempt to attach the suffragette flag. The Royal horse crossing the finish line flying the suffragette flag would have been excellent for her.
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Unfortunately, Emily had miscalculated the speed and power of the horse. She was thrown to the ground and her skull fatally fractured due to a blow from the horses hoof.
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Previously, those abroad were not allowed to vote, which was unfair for soldiers. They wanted to change this, alloqing soldiers to vote, and campaigners jumped at the chance of women getting the votes as they had clearly showed themselves to be capable.
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As a result of this Act, all males over the age of 21 gained the right to vote. Women over the age of 30 who were householders or married to a householder also gained the vote - around 9 million women.
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Even though women receive full voting rights 10 years later than the first Act allowing some to vote, the 1918 Act for Millicent Fawcett was the fulfilment of her lifetime's work.
