British Woman Suffrage Movement

The British Woman Suffrage Movement was a fight in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for women to gain the right to vote. Activists organized protests, petitions, and demonstrations to challenge societal and legal barriers that excluded women from political participation. Leaders like Emmeline Pankhurst and the Women's Social and Political Union used militant tactics to draw attention to their cause. After decades of activism, their efforts contributed to the passage of the Representation of the People Act in 1918, which granted voting rights to certain women, marking a significant step toward gender equality in Britain.