~WOMEN POWER

[Mary Wollstonecraft]

1759

An English writer and philosopher Wollstonecraft championed education and liberation for women. Her book, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, was published in 1792 and is seen as one of the foundational texts of modern feminism. Written against the backdrop of the French Revolution, it argued for the equality of women to men.

[Emmeline Pankhurst]

1858

In 1903, the social reformer Emmeline Pankhurst founded the Women’s Social and Political Union. ‘Deeds, not words’ being its motto. A charismatic leader and powerful orator, Pankhurst roused thousands of women to demand, rather than ask politely, for their democratic right in a mass movement that has been unparalleled in British history. Always in the thick of the struggle, she endured 13 imprisonments, her name and cause becoming known throughout the world.

[Nellie Bly]

1864

A Famous Reporter
She became famous for her bravery and reporting. She also helped to expose the poor treatment of the asylum patients and to improve their conditions. Nellie went on to write more investigative articles about the unfair treatment of women in the late 1800s.