National Society for Women's Suffrage
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The National Society for Women's Suffrage was the first national group in the United Kingdom to campaign for women's right to vote. Formed on 6 November 1867, by Lydia Becker, the organisation helped lay the foundations of the women's suffrage movement.[1]
Eliza Wigham, Jane Wigham, Priscilla Bright McLaren and some of their friends set up an Edinburgh chapter of this National Society. Eliza and her friend Agnes McLaren became the secretaries.[2]
Jacob Bright's suggested in 1871 that it would be useful to create a London based organisation to lobby members of parliament concerning women's suffrage. The Central Committee of the National Society for Women's Suffrage first met on 17 January 1872.[3]
The national society was furthered later by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies and the Women's Social and Political Union.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "The Early Suffrage Societies in the 19th century - a timeline". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
- ^ National Society for Women's Suffrage. Examiner; 14 January 1871; 3285; British Periodicals pg 55
- ^ "The Early Suffrage Societies in the 19th century - a timeline". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
See also
- Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom
- Feminist organisations in the United Kingdom
- Feminism and history
- Women's organisations based in the United Kingdom
- 1867 establishments in the United Kingdom
- Voter rights and suffrage organizations
- Organizations established in 1867
- First-wave feminism
- British suffragists