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20th Century Britain - The Women Hour
Votes for women
The twentieth century will, without doubt, be viewed by historians as the Woman’s Hour. ... In the early part of the century the suffragists argued powerfully, but peacefully for the vote. ... The term was first employed in the Daily Mail on the 10th January 1906 and by March of that year it was in general use as a means of differentiating the militant campaigners of the Women’s Social and Political Union from the suffragists. The WSPU was formed in Manchester in 1903 by a small group of women led by Emmeline Pankhurst. When a London office was opened in 1906, her daughters Sylvia and Christabel joined her as leaders of a movement which dedicated itself to securing the vote for women to enable them to take full part in the democratic process. ... Emily Wilding Davison was the martyr of the movement, prepared to give her life for women’s rights. ... This law gave women in Britain the right to vote for the first time.
Approximate Word count = 839
Approximate Pages = 3.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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