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A depiction of an English woman c. 1170 using a spindle and distaff, while caring for a young child. Medieval England was a patriarchal society and the lives of women were heavily influenced by contemporary beliefs about gender and authority.
A movement to fight for women's right to vote in the United Kingdom finally succeeded through acts of Parliament in 1918 and 1928. It became a national movement in the Victorian era. Women were not explicitly banned from voting in Great Britain until the Reform Act 1832 and the Municipal Corporations Act 1835.
The statue was unveiled on 14 December 2018, one hundred years after British women were first able to vote in the 1918 United Kingdom general election. [150] Her name and image and those of 58 other women's suffrage supporters including her daughters are etched on the plinth of the statue of Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square , London that ...
1882: The Married Women's Property Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c.75) was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that significantly altered English law regarding the property rights of married women, which besides other matters allowed married women to own and control property in their own right. The Act applied in England (and Wales) and ...
Mary Wollstonecraft (UK: / ˈ w ʊ l s t ən k r ɑː f t / WUUL-stən-krahft, US: /-k r æ f t /-kraft; [1] 27 April 1759 – 10 September 1797) was an English writer and philosopher best known for her advocate of women's rights.
Chelsea Candelario/PureWow. 2. “I know my worth. I embrace my power. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story.
Whether you're looking for something to post in honor of Women's History Month or simply need some motivation to keep fighting the good fight, read these powerful quotes from female founders ...
50. "I just want women to always feel in control. Because we're capable, we're so capable." — Nicki Minaj. 51. "You draw your own box. You introduce yourself as who you are. . . .