It brought together a number of suffrage societies from different parts of the country so they could all combine their work as well as stay active in their own local areas.ġ901 Queen Victoria dies and is succeeded by Edward VIIġ903 The Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) was formed by Emmeline Pankhurst. This was huge progress but there were still many people that were not allowed to vote.ġ897 Millicent Fawcett founded the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS – the Suffragists) to campaign peacefully for the vote. For the first time the working class had a vote and a voice. Women were allowed to stand for local Council positions. (Rates were the same as the Council Taxes adults have to pay now). This Act allowed all rate payers, male and female, to vote in some local elections. Before this Act all married women’s property and money were controlled by her husband.ġ894 The Local Government Act is introduced. Women obtain the right to keep their own property, their own wages and any inherited property or money. What do you think?ġ880 Education becomes compulsory for children under ten.ġ882 The Married Woman’s Property Act. Suffragists actually felt that it stopped women making their own decisions about going out to work. You might think this was a good thing because of the poor working conditions in Victorian times. The purpose of this Act was to reduce working hours for women and children. Before this Act a woman’s property was automatically given to her husband once they were married. The women were so outraged by this that several Women's Suffrage campaign groups were formed.ġ870 The Married Woman’s Property Act allowed women to keep their own property after marriage. Unfortunately the campaign was defeated in Parliament. Around 100 of these women were from Leeds. It had been signed by 1466 women in total.
The Petition was organised by the members of The Kensington Society, a debating society for women. They passed a resolution supporting votes for women, which George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle submitted to the House of Lords as a petition.ġ859 Charles Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species' is published It is thought to be the first women’s suffrage organisation in the UK and was established to try and address the problems brought in by the 1832 Reform Act. Any that were older automatically stayed with the father.ġ849 Important artists establish the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.ġ851 The Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, attracting over 6 million visitorsġ851 Sheffield Female Political Association was formed. In the Workhouse, women were only allowed to keep their children with them until they were two years old.ġ837 Victoria comes to the throne after the death of William IVġ838 Charles Dickens' 'Oliver Twist' is publishedġ838 Slavery is abolished across the British empireġ839 The Child Custody Act allowed women who were separated from their husbands to keep any of her children that were under 7 years old. Men, women, boys and girls were all housed separately so families were split up. In return they were given a place to sleep and a meal. New workhouses were built for the poorest people, where they would have to carry out difficult tasks such as breaking stones. (There's more about Mary in the chapter ' Mary Smith’s Story').ġ834 The Poor Law Act is introduced to try and reduce the costs of looking after the poor in England. It was very unusual for a woman to do this at the time.
Mary Smith of Stanmore in the county of York petitioned Parliament, protesting against the Act. This is because they were never formally banned just for being women, but were highly unlikely to own their own property. The Act specifies that voting is only for ‘male persons’.īefore then a very small number of women had been able to vote as property owners. This timeline shows the treatment of women in politics, life and work from 1832 - 1992.ġ832 The Great Reform Act is passed.
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