Tag: Suffragettes Records and researchConstance Markievicz: 1916 and beyondWednesday 7 April 2021In my previous post, Constance Markievicz: The making of a rebel Countess, I explored...Records and researchConstance Markievicz: The making of a rebel CountessFriday 2 April 2021Did you know that Nancy Astor (1879-1964) was not the first woman elected to...Records and researchThe suffrage ‘choose your own adventure’ thread: Fact or fiction?Tuesday 23 March 2021Inspired by the recent ‘choose your own adventure’ threads of other organisations, we set...Records and researchThe Archivists’ Guide to Film: SuffragetteWednesday 3 March 2021The Archivists’ Guide to Film is a blog series in which staff at The...Behind the scenesBooks to celebrate the legacy of Florence NightingaleTuesday 19 May 2020This month, as I applaud the courage and incredible lifesaving work of our front...Records and research‘No vote, no census’: The 1911 suffrage census protestsThursday 2 April 2020On the night of 2 April 1911 census enumerators were collecting the details of...Records and research100 years of women in the professions: The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919Monday 23 December 2019Last year we celebrated the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act,...Archives and archivistsSuffragettes and the Black Friday protests: 18 November 1910Monday 18 November 2019The 18th of November 1910 is one of the iconic dates in the history...Records and research‘Plucky Pioneers’: the 1918 General ElectionFriday 21 December 2018On December 6 1918 the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) publication ‘The Common...Records and researchThe ‘Victory’ election: the 1918 General ElectionFriday 14 December 2018At The National Archives we have been proud to put women at the centre...Archives and archivistsEmmeline Pankhurst memorialWednesday 24 October 2018One of the highlights of the suffrage centenary so far has been the unveiling...Records and research100neHundred: dancing to remember the fight for the voteThursday 19 July 2018Emily Wilding Davison is one of the most remembered figures of the women’s suffrage... 1 2 3 »