Tag: Vote 100 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...Records and researchMyth-busting the women’s suffrage movementThursday 11 October 2018Visit our free exhibition, open until Friday 26 October: Suffragettes vs the State There...Records and research‘Raided!!’ London headquarters of the Women’s Social and Political UnionWednesday 13 June 2018The headquarters of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), the militant strand of...Records and researchUniversal Manhood SuffrageThursday 12 April 2018Thursday 26 April 2018, 14:00 Suffrage 100 – Suffragettes in trousers: male support for women’s...Records and researchSuffragettes, 1912: ‘Rather broken windows than broken promises’Friday 9 March 2018Friday 18 May 2018, 18:30 Suffrage 100 – Archives at night: Law breakers, law...Records and researchInternational Women’s Day 2018Thursday 8 March 2018In this centenary year, where we commemorate 100 years since some women gained the vote...Behind the scenesHosting the Suffrage flagTuesday 20 February 2018This year marks 100 years since the passing of the Representation of the People...Records and researchDo you have a suffrage ancestor?Wednesday 6 December 2017On 6 February 1918, the Representation of the People Act received royal assent, enfranchising approximately...