Visit: Vote 100: celebrating a century of female suffrage @ The Museum of London

Let's visit the Museum of London and see their latest exhibition which celebrates the 100th Anniversary of women getting the vote (only partially at that though!) lest we forget that these committed women risked so much for their fellow females...
They say: 100 years ago, women were able to vote in British parliamentary elections for the first time. The 1918 Representation of the People Act gave some women over the age of 30 (and all men over the age of 21) the right to vote - a step on the path to full legal equality. The 1918 general election, held in December that year, was the first time that women were able to vote, and the first woman MP, Sinn Féin's Constance Markievicz, was elected.

This major milestone didn't just happen: it was the culmination of decades of determined, fearless campaigning by women and men across Britain, who faced ridicule, abuse, poverty, surveillance and arrest in their fight for the vote. We’ll be using the centenary celebrations to tell the stories of these Suffragettes, through events and displays that show off the world's largest collection relating to the militant Votes for Women campaign. The items selected for display are some of the most iconic in the collection. All have a strong personal story and relate to named women who not only served terms of imprisonment for militancy but in many cases, went on hunger strike and endured the brutality of force-feeding. One of the most significant items selected is the hunger-strike medal presented to the celebrated Suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst. However the display is equally intended to reveal the story of unknown Suffragettes, such as Emily ‘Kitty’ Willoughby Marshall, Winefride Mary Rix, Janie Terrero and Louise Eates.

Afterwards, we will go for eats & drinks at a local pub - venue TBC.

The Meetup fee for this event is £3.00 – which is payable on the day.
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Hope to see lots of you there :)

NB. As usual there will be others coming along from my other Meetup family ;)