The rise of the #MeToo movement and the increased focus on gender equality in contemporary society has sparked both a renewed interest in the campaign for women’s suffrage and the importance of celebrating the recent centenary of the Representation of the People’s Act. In contrast to the popular narrative which suggests there was a single … Read more
“We are driven into a shed, iron-barred from end to end, outside of which a foreman or contractor walks up and down with the air of a dealer in a cattle market, picking and choosing from a crowd of men, who, in their eagerness to obtain employment, trample each other underfoot, and where like beasts … Read more
In this series of blog posts we are showcasing the work from GCSE and A-Level students who have worked with the Citizens Project to research and write blog posts on key moments of protest and reform throughout British history. In this blog post Calum Laurie, a pupil at Cambourne Village College tells us about the 1832 Great … Read more
In this series of blog posts we are showcasing the work from GCSE and A-Level students who have worked with the Citizens Project to research and write blog posts on key moments of protest and reform throughout British history. In this blog post Iria Rodriguez, a pupil at Cambourne Village College, tells us about the first female … Read more
In this series of blog posts we are showcasing the work from GCSE and A-Level students who have worked with the Citizens Project to research and write blog posts on key moments of protest and reform throughout British history. In this blog post Calum Laurie, a pupil at Cambourne Village College, explores the reasons behind the 1819 … Read more
In this series of blog posts we are showcasing the work from GCSE and A-Level students who have worked with the Citizens Project to research and write blog posts on key moments of protest and reform throughout British history. In this blog post Iria Rodriguez, a pupil at Cambourne Village College, looks at the main political parties and … Read more
In this series of blog posts we are showcasing the work from GCSE and A-Level students who have worked with the Citizens Project to research and write blog posts on key moments of protest and reform throughout British history. In this blog post Kasia Macklow-Smith, a pupil at Ibstock Place School, explores the life and legacy of … Read more
Every year for one weekend in July, the small village of Tolpuddle, Dorset is flooded with tourists, socialists, politicians and representatives from a host of British Trade Unions. These visitors, numbering in their thousands, flock to the area to ‘celebrate the start of trade unionism’ and remember the story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs.[1] On the … Read more
The Chartist Movement had significant popular support in Birmingham from 1838 and there was a good deal of local involvement in its establishment. Thomas Attwood, MP for the town, was a key supporter and was responsible for sending out the first National Petition in 1839. In May of the same year the Chartist National Convention … Read more
Vicwardian women’s emancipator Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy is best known for her work as a campaigner for the parliamentary vote for British women. However, that is far from the only cause she espoused. Born in the twilight of the reign of William IV, on 1 December 1833, Elizabeth was the youngest of three children and doubly … Read more
