The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK

This free course focuses on one example of democratic protest: the campaign to extend the vote to women in the UK. In the course you'll be introduced to two key figures in the campaign, Ada Nield Chew and May Billinghurst, and you'll look at the ways in which the Women's Social and Political Union, the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies and the First World War shaped and affected the battle for the vote.Transcript355This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course Y031 Arts and languages Access module.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 The changing position of women in the home and workplace
• 1 The changing position of women in the home and workplace
• 2 Women’s suffrage: establishing a chronology
• 2 Women’s suffrage: establishing a chronology
• 3 The life and work of Ada Nield Chew
• 3 The life and work of Ada Nield Chew
• 3.1 Ada Nield Chew’s background and early work
• 3.2 The true story genre
• 3.3 Joining the campaign for ‘Votes for Women’
• 4 The suffragette movement
• 4 The suffragette movement
• 4.1 The Women’s Coronation Procession
• 4.2 Photographic records
• 5 Votes for women: militant action
• 5 Votes for women: militant action
• 5.1 Different types of action
• 5.2 The Cat and Mouse Act
• 5.3 Were suffragettes terrorists?
• 5.4 Reflecting on the militant actions of the suffragettes
• 6 The suffragettes: a personal history
• 6 The suffragettes: a personal history
• 6.1 May Billinghurst
• 7 Votes for women: the First World War and gaining the vote
• 7 Votes for women: the First World War and gaining the vote
• 7.1 The First World War and the suffragettes
• 7.2 Getting the vote
• 7.3 Economic roles and cultural identities
• Conclusion
• Glossary
• References
• Acknowledgements