The Matchgirls Strike in 'Enola Holmes 2' was a real event. Here's what happened.
'Enola Holmes 2' features the real Matchgirls Strike of 1888 and key organiser Sarah Chapman. Here's what happened.
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'Enola Holmes 2' features the real Matchgirls Strike of 1888 and key organiser Sarah Chapman. Here's what happened.
Dr Louise Raw explains how a group of East End women took on a ruthless cartel and changed the course of British labour history
Published: 1 19th Century to the present, worldwide The right of women, by law, to vote in national and local elections has been a topic of discussion since ancient times. But serious campaigning for female suffrage in the modern world can really be seen to have begun in the late-19th century, with New Zealand, in 1893, becoming the first self-governing country in the world to give all women the right to vote in parliamentary elections. The fight by suffrage campaigners in New Zealand, such as Kate Sheppard, inspired women across the world to take up the fight in their own countrie...