This year, in recognition of the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918, we will showcase the lives and activities of women involved in the Suffrage movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Despite making headlines for their activities many of these women are now forgotten. In this blog post we will revive the memory of Irish Suffragette, Anna Garvey Kelly, whose support of the cause of Suffrage saw her spend a month in Holloway prison …
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Grace Boutelle was an American activist involved in the suffrage movement in England. For a time, Boutelle resided in England and, in her efforts to support the movement, was arrested alongside her fellow activists. Explore findings from our English newspapers and, from our sister-site Findmypast, newspapers from the United States. Click on an image below to enlarge then use the arrows to move image by image throughout the collection. In the image viewer, you can also make an image full-screen, …
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Our additions this week tipped us over the 24 million page mark at The Archive. At the time of writing (it changes so fast these days!) we have 24,096,659 pages for your reading pleasure. This week we’ve added four brand new titles, two for Ireland and two for England. Our new joiners this week include The Bromyard News, this Herefordshire paper also carried news for west Worcestershire. We plan to publish editions from 1883 to 1903. By 1899 the paper …
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Annie Kenney gained attention in her work for the suffrage movement in 1905 following her arrest for assault and obstruction during a rally in Manchester. Kenney would become one of the leading figures in the Woman’s Social and Political Union and face imprisonment multiple times during her activist career fighting for the right to vote. Click on an image below to enlarge then use the arrows to move image by image throughout the collection. In the image viewer, you can …
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Suffragette Daisy Solomon appeared in several articles found in The British Newspaper Archive. Solomon was the daughter of Saul Solomon, a former representative of Cape Town, and Georgiana Solomon (née Thomson), who was also a suffragette. Mother and daughter were both arrested numerous times during their efforts to gain the right to vote in the United Kingdom. Click on an image below to enlarge then use the arrows to move image by image throughout the collection. In the image viewer, you …
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We’ve added 210,632 historical newspaper pages to the Archive in the last seven days. The latest additions include one brand new title – North Star and Farmers’ Chronicle. This Scottish paper was founded in 1893 and still exists today, now simply known as North Star. The paper mainly covers the old county of Ross & Cromarty taking in the towns of Dingwall, Tain, Alness and Invergordon. 835 issues of North Star and Farmers’ Chronicle, containing over 6,400 pages have been released spanning the years 1895-1903 and 1905-1911. …
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Agness Olive Beamish was an English Suffragette. Historic newspapers are rich with details on the suffrage movement. We’ve pulled pieces that mention Beamish from The British Newspaper Archive. It is worth mentioning for searching purposes that Beamish often went by Olive instead of Agness. Click on an image below to enlarge then use the arrows to move image by image throughout the collection. In the image viewer, you can also make an image full-screen, view the images as a slideshow …
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One name that you will doubtless encounter if you’ve spent any time researching the suffrage movement in England is Pankhurst. Emmeline and her daughters were actively engaged in the work, with Emmeline and, later, her eldest daughter, Christabel, leading the Women’s Social and Political Union. Click on the next arrow to scroll through eleven images featuring one of the most famous suffragettes in history. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”44″ gal_title=”Emmeline Pankhurst”] Subscribe today and discover more stories on the suffrage movement
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It’s been a lovely week at The Archive. We announced the arrival of The Suffragette to The Archive, added another three brand new titles and revisited several dozen titles, bringing them all one year forward. This week our brand new titles are for the counties of Cheshire and Worcestershire in England, and Monmouthshire (Gwent) in Wales. By 1859 The Congleton & Macclesfield Mercury, and Cheshire General Advertiser was describing itself as ‘illustrated’. The paper, like many of the period, was …
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This year, 2018, is the 100 year anniversary of the Representation of the People Act 1918. The Act which gave propertied women over the age of thirty, and all men over the age of twenty-one, the right to vote. Over the course of 2018 we aim to digitise several suffragette and women’s newspapers. These papers will allow us to explore the suffrage movement, and the social sphere of the women who campaigned for the right to vote. We are delighted …