Woman’s Rights
Did you know that it was not until 1918 that women were allowed to vote?
Since the beginning of mankind, women have been seen as unequal to men. Sexism is still present in today’s society and men usually argue that women belong in the ‘kitchen’ Up until the end of the 20th century women had no rights what so ever and a woman called Millicent Fawcett founded the group called the National Union of Women's Suffrage. Suffrage meant ‘the right to vote’ and this is what the women wanted. There were two main Woman’s Rights Groups; the Suffragettes who were prepared to use violence to make they’re view heard and the Suffragists who believed in peaceful protest. In 1918 when World War One began the woman’s rights groups were ordered to stop they’re protest and support the men of Britain in the war campaign. The work done by woman was to be vital throughout the war and in 1918 the Representation of People act was passed by parliament allowing woman to vote.
