British women's suffrage movement
GPTKB entity
Properties (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
social movement
|
| gptkbp:aimsTo |
grant women the right to vote
|
| gptkbp:foundedIn |
19th century
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:World_War_I
Victorian era post-war society |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
British women's suffrage movement
|
| gptkbp:impact |
political participation
social reform women's rights |
| gptkbp:keyEvent |
Equal Franchise Act 1928
Representation of the People Act 1918 Formation of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) Formation_of_the_National_Union_of_Women's_Suffrage_Societies_(NUWSS) |
| gptkbp:keyFigures |
gptkb:Florence_Nightingale
gptkb:Lydia_Becker gptkb:Ada_Nield_Chew gptkb:Pankhurst_family Maud Arncliffe Sennett |
| gptkbp:keyIssues |
gptkb:The_Suffragette_newspaper
Votes for Women newspaper Emmeline_Pankhurst's_autobiography Millicent_Fawcett's_writings Women's_Social_and_Political_Union_pamphlets |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influence on future feminist movements
changes in electoral laws increased political awareness among women inspiration for global suffrage movements |
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:Emily_Wilding_Davison
gptkb:Christabel_Pankhurst gptkb:Millicent_Fawcett Emmeline Pankhurst |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
anti-suffragists
traditionalists political conservatives |
| gptkbp:parentOrganization |
gptkb:Suffragists
gptkb:Women's_Social_and_Political_Union gptkb:Women's_Freedom_League gptkb:National_Union_of_Women's_Suffrage_Societies Suffragette_Fellowship |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
civil rights movement
women's rights movement labor movement |
| gptkbp:technique |
public demonstrations
hunger strikes civil disobedience peaceful protests |