During the summer of 2018 our secretary Mary Feerick worked on an HA government funded project on Women’s Suffrage. Mary’s research involved researching and producing resources for a digital map of the city showing key sites connected with events and individuals in the struggle for the vote. Mary worked with the ‘Know Your Place’ team of Ruth Myers and Pete Insole. Mary also produced material about Annie Kenney and Emmeline Pankhurst and less well known but relevant figures in Bristol’s role in the struggle for women to get the vote. There are four lessons covering Why did some women in Bristol want the vote in 1866? How effective was the campaign in the 1870s and 1880s? How was the campaign re-invigorated after 1897? How active and successful were suffragists and suffragettes in Bristol 1897–1914? The materials are now on-linehttps://www.suffrageresources.org.uk/activity/3214/how-effective-was-the-votes-for-women-campaign-in-bristol and could easily be adapted for use by local schools. Do get in touch in you want more details.
