The militant suffrage movement in Great Britain began as a Pankhurst family enterprise that, from 1903 to 1905 remained focused around Manchester, until the general election of 1905 brought matters to a head. Prior to the Pankhursts, the fight for women’s suffrage in Britain was a relatively t[...]
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Ladies’ Gallery at the Commons
“Situated in the House of Commons, the ladies gallery was a discreet and elite place for ladies–the wives, mothers, sisters and any other privileged female relation or acquaintance–to sit and watch the proceedings in Parliament. A highly coveted spot, it was nonetheless raided by S[...]
