1868 | First ever public meeting on women's suffrage held in Manchester. |
1870 | First Women's Suffrage bill rejected by Parliament. |
1897 | NUWSS formed. |
1903 | WSPU formed. |
1905 | Christabel Pankhurst and Annie Kenney imprisoned for interrupting a meeting of the Liberal party. |
1906 | First women's march to lobby Parliament organised by the WSPU. |
1907 | WFL formed after a disagreement within the WSPU. |
1908 | Asquith becomes Prime Minister. |
1909 | Agitation increases including window breaking and the first hunger strike by Marion Dunlop. Forced feeding of other hunger strikers follows. |
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1913 | Emily Davison killed at the Epsom Derby. |
1914 | Outbreak of WWI. Militant activities suspended. |
1918 | Representation of the People Act gives votes to women over the age of 30 who are also householders, the wives of householders, owners of property worth more than £5 or university graduates. |
1919 | Lady Astor becomes the first female MP. |
1928 | The Equal Franchise Act grants the vote to all women over the age of 21. |
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