women's suffrage movement in the UK

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf social movement
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Women's_Social_and_Political_Union
gptkb:National_Union_of_Women's_Suffrage_Societies
gptkbp:aimsTo voting rights for women
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspiration for feminist movements
representation in literature and film
gptkbp:historicalContext Victorian era gender roles
World_War_I_influence
gptkbp:historicalPeriod late 19th century to early 20th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label women's suffrage movement in the UK
gptkbp:impact increased political participation of women
influence on global suffrage movements
gptkbp:keyEvent Representation of the People Act 1918
Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928
gptkbp:keyIssues gptkb:Birmingham
gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkb:London
gptkb:Manchester
Cardiff
public speaking
media campaigns
pamphleting
lobbying_Parliament
gptkbp:keyLegislation Representation of the People Act 1918
Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928
gptkbp:legacy increased awareness of gender issues
cultural recognition of women's contributions
foundation for future gender equality movements
influence on women's rights legislation
inspiration for global women's rights advocacy
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:The_Suffragette_newspaper
Votes for Women newspaper
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Christabel_Pankhurst
gptkb:Millicent_Fawcett
Emmeline Pankhurst
gptkbp:opposedBy anti-suffragists
political leaders against women's suffrage
gptkbp:outcome full suffrage in 1928
partial suffrage in 1918
gptkbp:technique protests
hunger strikes
civil disobedience