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History & The Arts
100 Years of Votes for (some) Women
2018 marked the centenary of the 1918 General Election which allowed some women over the age of 30 to vote for the first time ever. Explore suffrage and women's history here...
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Society, Politics & Law
Protest Banners
Investigate how protest banners have been used throughout history, the important political messages they have conveyed and how.
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Society, Politics & Law
Protest Banners: Women's Suffrage
Dr Sara Haslam looks deeper into a beautifully decorative suffrage banner naming Caroline Herschel.
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Society, Politics & Law
Sylvia Pankhurst: The Expert View
Professor Mary Davis explores the life and achievements of Sylvia Pankhurst.
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History & The Arts
‘Literary Caregiving’: The War Library and Endell Street Military Hospital Library
How did women (including suffragettes) help wounded soldiers in the First World War? Dr Sara Haslam explores this question, drawing on her research into the War Library and the library at Endell Street Military Hospital.
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History & The Arts
Election days: 1908 - Churchill challenged by the women
At the start of the 20th Century, it was expected that MPs granted a seat in cabinet would seek re-election before taking up the posts. Winston Churchill, offered the Presidency of the Board Of Trade, found himself fighting a by-election on behlaf of the Liberals in Manchester North West. His candidancy became a target for Suffragette action.
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History & The Arts
OpenLearn Live: 11th April 2016
The cricket ground razed by the Suffragettes. Then more free learning across the day.