Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
Connections
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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. |
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 | 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. xii, 122 |
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. 64 |
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... |
politics | Maude Royden | MR
spoke in support of the NUWSS
's Election Fighting Fund policy at the meeting of the NUWSS and the Labour Party
at the Royal Albert Hall. “The Papers of Agnes Maude Royden”. Archives Hub: London Metropolitan University: Women’s Library. Fletcher, Sheila. Maude Royden: A Life. Basil Blackwell. 100 |
politics | Isabella Ormston Ford | She became Vice-President in 1907. The Society, which had only a few active members, nevertheless organized petitions, put on public speeches, and took part in election campaigns to advocate female suffrage sentiment. Hannam, June. Isabella Ford. Basil Blackwell. 136 |
politics | Isabella Ormston Ford | |
politics | Maude Royden | In 1912, MR
wrote two letters to the editor of the Times to defend the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
and its publications against the critical judgements of the well-known anti-suffragist writer Mary Augusta Ward |
politics | Elizabeth Baker | EB
's plays reflect her commitment to socialist and feminist ideas. Her involvement in the suffrage movement included contributing a one-act play, Edith, to a Women Writers' Suffrage League
fundraiser and subscribing to the... |
politics | Clementina Black | She also served as an executive member of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
. She became vice-president of this organization in 1911. Banks, Olive. The Biographical Dictionary of British Feminists. New York University Press. 21 |
politics | Isabella Ormston Ford | Early in the war, particularly up to the end of 1914, members of the mainstream suffrage movementt—with the notable exception of the WSPU
—were united in their desire for peace. The immediate reaction of the... |
politics | Christabel Pankhurst | CP
, Emmeline Pankhurst
, and Flora Drummond
organized a rush on the House of Commons to begin at this time, infuriating members of the NUWSS
by their militant WSPU
tactics. Castle, Barbara. Sylvia and Christabel Pankhurst. Penguin. 71-2 Hume, Leslie Parker. The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, 1897-1914. Garland. 50-1 |
politics | Jessie Boucherett | JB
's associates in maintaining the original committee's name and agenda included Millicent Garrett Fawcett
, Frances Power Cobbe
, Lydia Becker
, Helen Blackburn
, and Caroline Ashurst Biggs
. Levine, Philippa. Victorian Feminism 1850-1900. Hutchinson. 64, 66 Historian Philippa Levine |
Timeline
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...
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...
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 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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