National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies

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politics Eleanor Rathbone
ER became Honorary Secretary of the Liverpool Women's Suffrage Society , which was affiliated with the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).
Pedersen, Susan. Eleanor Rathbone and the Politics of Conscience. Yale University Press.
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Stocks, Mary. Eleanor Rathbone: A Biography. Gollancz.
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politics Millicent Garrett Fawcett
MGF was a member of the first Women's Suffrage Committee , formed in July 1867 after John Stuart Mill proposed his suffrage amendment in parliament. She was the youngest woman at the initial gathering. At...
politics Eleanor Rathbone
ER became President of the Lancashire and Cheshire's regional federation of suffrage groups, which operated under the auspices of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies .
Stocks, Mary. Eleanor Rathbone: A Biography. Gollancz.
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politics Katharine Tynan
KT became a member of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (established by Millicent Garrett Fawcett in 1897) around 1910, on moving to Tunbridge Wells, where she found a strong Suffrage party.
Tynan, Katharine. The Middle Years. Constable.
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politics Millicent Garrett Fawcett
The organisation was formed by consolidating all the local societies working for Women's Suffrage. By 1907, however, MGF turned definitively against the policy of direct action, which had become linked especially with the name of...
politics Eva Gore-Booth
The congress was organized by a pacifist group that had split from the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS ) over the issue of supporting the British war effort. Margaret Llewelyn Davies ,...
politics Eleanor Rathbone
ER resigned from the NUWSS executive after opposing changes to the group's Election Fighting Fund. She later rejoined, however.
Alberti, Johanna. Eleanor Rathbone. Sage Press.
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politics Virginia Woolf
Virginia's work consisted mainly of addressing envelopes, and she committed herself only to some weeks of this at the beginning and end of 1910. But she was also associated with the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
politics Sarah Grand
As president of the Tunbridge Wells branch of the NUWSS , SG recruited a large contingent of pilgrims to march in the Women's Pilgrimage to Hyde Park, London.
Kersley, Gillian. Darling Madame: Sarah Grand and Devoted Friend. Virago Press.
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politics Eleanor Rathbone
ER succeeded Millicent Garrett Fawcett as President of the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship (NUSEC )—formerly the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS )—a post she held for ten years.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
politics Sarah Grand
In an interview in 1896, SG made clear her belief in the need for female suffrage: We shall do no good until we get the Franchise, for however well-intentioned men may be, they cannot understand...
politics Eleanor Rathbone
Her friend and biographer Mary Stocks observes that [i]n due course, she became its leading spirit,
Stocks, Mary. Eleanor Rathbone: A Biography. Gollancz.
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particularly as a public speaker and administrator. She also joined the Women's Industrial Council and the National Executive...
politics Isabella Ormston Ford
IOF was elected to sit on the Executive Committee of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Hannam, June. Isabella Ford. Basil Blackwell.
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politics Isabella Ormston Ford
IOF , along with thirteen other executive members, resigned from the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies because they believed the demand for the vote should be linked with the advocacy of the deeper principles...
politics Isabella Ormston Ford
Along with several retiring members of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies , IOF joined the the newly-formed British Women's International League for Peace and Freedom , who were committed to advocating negotiated peace...

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28 June 1910: The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies...

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28 June 1910

The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies sponsored a meeting in Queen's Hall in support of the Conciliation Bill.

9 July 1910: The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies...

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9 July 1910

The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies sponsored a demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London, attended by over 10,000 people, in support of the impending second reading of the Conciliation Bill.

23 July 1910: A march in London was held in support of...

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23 July 1910

A march in London was held in support of the Conciliation Bill; originally proposed by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies , it was eventually taken over by the Women's Social and Political Union .

17 June 1911: The Women's Coronation Procession was attended...

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17 June 1911

The Women's Coronation Procession was attended by 40,000 women from at least twenty-eight women's suffrage organisations, including both the Women's Social and Political Union and the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies .

9 November 1911: The Women's Social and Political Union ended...

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9 November 1911

The Women's Social and Political Union ended its unoffical truce with the Government in reaction to the exclusion of women from the proposed Reform Bill.

May 1912: The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies...

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May 1912

The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies voted to support Labour candidates.

May 1912: The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies...

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May 1912

The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies established the Election Fighting Fund to allow it to support Labour candidates in constituencies where a Liberal anti-suffragist was running.

26 July 1913: The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies...

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26 July 1913

The National Union of Women's Suffrage SocietiesWomen's Pilgrimage culminated in London with a meeting in Hyde Park.

5 May 1914: The House of Lords voted down a suffrage...

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5 May 1914

The House of Lords voted down a suffrage bill which would give votes to women who were on the municipal register.

4 August 1914: Late in the day of England's declaration...

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4 August 1914

Late in the day of England's declaration of war on Germany, the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies membership demonstrated with members of trades unions and women's socialist organizations at a large peace rally held...

6 August 1914: After England's declaration of war on Germany,...

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6 August 1914

After England's declaration of war on Germany, the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies decided to suspend all political activity.

Early August 1914: In response to the support for Britain's...

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Early August 1914

In response to the support for Britain's war effort pledged by Millicent Garrett Fawcett and other National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies Executive Committee members, several leading members of the Union resigned to form the...

Early 1919: The National Union of Societies for Equal...

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Early 1919

The National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship formed from the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies to continue the campaign for equal suffrage.

30 January 1920: The Common Cause, the official organ of the...

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30 January 1920

The Common Cause, the official organ of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies , ended publication in London under this name, even as subtitle. The next number appeared as The Woman's Leader.

15, 17 June 2011: The Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) released...

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15, 17 June 2011

The Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) released a digitized version of documents, photos, banners, and personal mementoes from the struggle of British women for suffrage, housed at the Women's Library and the British parliamentary archives.
Doherty, Teresa. Emails to the Women’s History Network.

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