Reform League 1865

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Feargus_O'_Connor_Jr.
gptkbp:advocates_for secret ballot
property qualifications for voting
extension of voting rights
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Chartist_movement
gptkbp:challenges government repression
gptkbp:collaborated_with other reform groups
gptkbp:contributed_to democratic reforms in Britain
gptkbp:dissolved 1867
internal divisions
gptkbp:encouraged civic engagement
gptkbp:events public meetings
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkbp:fosters public debate
gptkbp:founded 1865
social inequalities
gptkbp:goal universal suffrage
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Borough
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Reform League 1865
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Reform_Act_1832
gptkb:European_revolutions_of_1848
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:Victorian_era
gptkbp:is_aimed_at increase voter registration
gptkbp:is_criticized_for traditionalists
gptkbp:is_involved_in political campaigns
suffrage debates
gptkbp:is_known_for large public demonstrations
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:is_part_of 19th-century reform movements
gptkbp:is_promoted_by political education
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Liberal_Party
liberal intellectuals
gptkbp:key_event 1866 Reform Bill demonstration
gptkbp:legacy influence on future reforms
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1884
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:membership working class
gptkbp:notable_allies trade unions
gptkbp:notable_event Hyde Park rally 1866
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
gptkb:Henry_Richard
gptkb:George_Odger
Thomas Hughes
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Richard_Cobden
gptkb:John_Bright
gptkbp:organizes mass rallies
gptkbp:significance British political history
gptkbp:successor Reform Union
gptkbp:tactics mass mobilization
gptkbp:type gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:uses pamphlets
public speeches
petitions
gptkbp:utilizes gptkb:television_channel
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for political change
gptkbp:was_a_response_to industrialization