Tag Archives: British Women’s Patriotic League

The history of suffrage and the impact of women in LSHTM archival collections‘

Posted on February 6, 2018 by

By Alison Forsey On February 6th 1918 the Representation of the People Act; legislation that allowed all men and some women to vote was put into law. Although it should be noted that not all women were granted the right … Continue reading →

Sir Ronald Ross and the Suffrage Campaign

Posted on October 7, 2015 by

By Emma Fullerton-Frost On the 18th March 1920, Sir Ronald Ross delivered a speech at the annual meeting of the British Women’s Patriotic League. He begins the speech by stating that whilst the First World War was in progress a revolution occurred, bringing … Continue reading →