This is a free to attend Resonate Festival event. To register, please use the following link: https://www.resonatefestival.co.uk/events/women-in-politics
The event is hosted by Professor Helen Pankhurst CBE of Centenary Action and Warwick Uni academics and will be an evening exploring women in politics of the past and present.
In 1918, a parliamentary act allowed some women in the United Kingdom the right to vote. It wasn’t until 1928 that women received the right to vote on the same terms as men. Who were the women working locally to create these changes? What is happening today to get women into politics? Which women are still not represented in local council?
Inspired by the suffragettes and suffragists, Centenary Action was established by Professor Helen Pankhurst CBE, granddaughter of Sylvia and great-granddaughter of Emmeline. They are a cross-party campaigning force supporting women, bringing local, national and international organisations together to amplify voices and campaign for change.
