
CENTENARY OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE: HOW THE VOTE WAS WON
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With discussions from researcher and writer, Elizabeth Crawford and academic historian Dr Sumita Mukherjee, produced by the Fawcett Society and chaired by Lord Daniel Finkelstein. This talk will explore the detailed history of the fight for the vote, the role of suffragists and Suffragettes: revealing some of the untold stories of the suffrage movement including the Indian Suffragettes and the international fight for the vote.
Centenary of Women's Suffrage: How the Vote was Won is part of The City of London's Women: Work & Power festival. A programme packed full of events and activities that lament, or celebrate the unsung women that have shaped our history and helped define our national identity.
Please note tickets sales will close on 5 June at 3pm and will not be available to buy on the night.
For more information on the festival go to cityoflondon.gov.uk /womenworkpower
All ticket holders will also have exclusive access to the Muesum of London's Votes for Women exhibtion from 8-9pm after the talk.
Votes fo Women - This display forms part of the national commemorations marking the centenary of the 1918 Act that gave some women the right to vote for the first time. Dedicated to those who campaigned tirelessly for over 50 years to achieve votes for women, the exhibition features iconic objects from the Museum’s vast Suffragette collection, including Emmeline Pankhurst’s hunger strike medal. At the heart of the display is a powerful, newly commissioned film that reflects on the contemporary relevance of the militant campaign that continues to inspire, shock and divide opinion.