827 results for suffrage

16-17 October 1903
The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies...

The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies sponsored a National Convention in Defence of the Civic Rights of Women in London; the conference's aim was to develop strategies to make suffrage an issue in the next General Election.
Hume, Leslie Parker. The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, 1897-1914. Garland, 1982.
22

14 October 1897
The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies...

The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies was established under the leadership of Millicent Garrett Fawcett .
Hume, Leslie Parker. The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, 1897-1914. Garland, 1982.
1, 6

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

The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies voted to support Labour candidates.
Holton, Sandra Stanley. “Women and the Vote”. Women’s History: Britain, 1850-1945, edited by June Purvis and June Purvis, University College London, 1995, pp. 277-05.
294
Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford, 1990.
1045

November 1912
The Women's Suffrage Bill and Women's Suffrage...

The Women's Suffrage Bill and Women's Suffrage Amendments to the Home Rule Bill were defeated in the House of Commons by members of the Irish Parliamentary Party .
MacCurtain, Margaret. “Women, the Vote and Revolution”. Women in Irish Society: The Historical Dimension, edited by Margaret MacCurtain and Donncha Ó Corráin, Greenwood, 1979, pp. 46-57.
50

April 1848
In France, universal manhood suffrage enabled...

In France, universal manhood suffrage enabled a politically inexperienced peasantry to elect a minority of monarchists, but sent a large majority of conservatives to Paris.
Merriman, John M. “Contested Freedoms in the French Revolutions, 1830-1871”. Revolution and the Meanings of Freedom in the Nineteenth Century, edited by Isser Woloch, Stanford University Press, 1996, pp. 173-11.
191
Hobsbawm, Eric John. The Age of Capital 1848-1875. Abacus, 1975.
26

25 May 1912
The Irish Citizen, a suffrage newspaper jointly...

The Irish Citizen, a suffrage newspaper jointly edited by Francis Sheehy Skeffington and James Cousins , began weekly publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
33
Owens, Rosemary Cullen. Smashing Times: A History of the Irish Women’s Suffrage Movement 1889-1922. Attic, 1984.
46

6 November 1867
The Scottish Women's Suffrage Society met...

The Scottish Women's Suffrage Society met for the first time in Edinburgh.
King, Elspeth. “The Scottish Women’s Suffrage Movement”. Out of Bounds: Women in Scottish Society 1800-1945, edited by Esther Breitenbach and Eleanor Gordon, Edinburgh University Press, 1992, pp. 121-50.
130

1867-1868
Regional suffrage committees formed in London,...

Regional suffrage committees formed in London, Bristol, Edinburgh, Birmingham, and Manchester.
Levine, Philippa. Victorian Feminism 1850-1900. Hutchinson, 1987.
63

February 1909
In a publicity stunt for the suffrage cause...

In a publicity stunt for the suffrage cause Muriel Matters flew over London distributing Votes for Women pamphlets from an aeroplane.
Purvis, June. Email to Women’s Studies Group. 24 Oct. 2014.

15 August 1839
A Universal Suffrage Central Committee for...

A Universal Suffrage Central Committee for Scotland was elected.
Royle, Edward. Chartism. Longman, 1980.
127

1913
Norway passed a Woman Suffrage Act (following...

Norway passed a Woman Suffrage Act (following the similar Act passed by Finland in 1906).
Forster, Margaret. Significant Sisters. Secker and Warburg, 1984.
prelims
“International Woman Suffrage Timeline”. About.com: Women’s History.
Lytton, Constance. Prisons and Prisoners. Heinemann, 1914.
126

1891
The National Society for Women's Suffrage...

The National Society for Women's Suffrage began publishing its annual in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
14

12 May 1905
Bamford Slack introduced a women's suffrage...

Bamford Slack introduced a women's suffrage bill to the House of Commons for its second reading; but it was talked out on 2 June.
Hume, Leslie Parker. The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, 1897-1914. Garland, 1982.
24
Norquay, Glenda. Voices and Votes: A Literary Anthology of the Women’s Suffrage Campaign. Manchester University Press, 1995.
x

Autumn 1916
: The National Council for Adult Suffrage was...

The National Council for Adult Suffrage was founded. Its early joint secretaries were Maude Royden and James Middleton .
Sharp, Evelyn. Unfinished Adventure. John Lane, Bodley Head, 1933.
169

1984
With the attainment of suffrage by Liechtensteinian...

With the attainment of suffrage by Liechtensteinian women, all countries in Europe now allowed women to vote.
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.

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

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.
Hume, Leslie Parker. The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, 1897-1914. Garland, 1982.
144-5

July 1914
The Men's League for Women's Suffrage ceased...

The Men's League for Women's Suffrage ceased monthly publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
29

December 1908
The Anti-Suffrage Review began monthly publication...

The Anti-Suffrage Review began monthly publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
27

June 1918
The Workers' Suffrage Federation, formerly...

The Workers' Suffrage Federation , formerly the East London Federation of Suffragettes , changed its name to the Workers' Socialist Federation .
Garner, Les. Stepping Stones to Women’s Liberty: Feminist Ideas in the Women’s Suffrage Movement, 1900-1918. Heinemann Educational, 1984.
79

August 1841
The Irish Universal Suffrage Association...

The Irish Universal Suffrage Association was founded.
Royle, Edward. Chartism. Longman, 1980.
67, 71

14 December 1934
Turkey adopted women's suffrage....

Turkey adopted women's suffrage.
Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
1088
Williams, Neville. Chronology of the Modern World: 1763 to the Present Time. David McKay, 1967.
544

7 May 1839
A petition for universal suffrage with 1,280,000...

A petition for universal suffrage with 1,280,000 signatures was given to Thomas Attwood and John Fielden to be presented, next month, to Parliament.
Thompson, Dorothy, 1923 - 2011, editor. The Early Chartists. Macmillan, 1971.
39
Thompson, Dorothy, 1923 - 2011. The Chartists: Popular Politics in the Industrial Revolution. Pantheon, 1984.
120, 376

1896
Women achieved suffrage in Victoria, Aus...

Women achieved suffrage in Victoria, Australia.
Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford, 1990.
FC

12 July 1910
The Conciliation Bill (on suffrage) passed...

The Conciliation Bill (on suffrage) passed its second reading by a majority of 299 to 189; the House of Commons also voted to send the Bill to a Committee of the Whole House.
Hume, Leslie Parker. The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, 1897-1914. Garland, 1982.
83-4

5 May 1911
The Conciliation Bill on suffrage, revised...

The Conciliation Bill on suffrage, revised this parliamentary session, passed its second Commons reading by a wider majority than before: 255 for, 88 against.
Hume, Leslie Parker. The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, 1897-1914. Garland, 1982.
104-5