1860s to 1928
Women's suffrage in Britain
A long campaign for votes for women, carried by both law-abiding suffragists and the more militant suffragettes.
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Short histories of 65 feminist movements, India and South Asia first. Each has a timeline, links to read more elsewhere, and books from our shelf where we have them. These are starting points, not the last word: tell us what is missing through the complaints box or a discussion thread.
1860s to 1928
A long campaign for votes for women, carried by both law-abiding suffragists and the more militant suffragettes.
Timeline and booksRead more on Wikipedia ↗ (opens in a new tab)
1981 to 2000
Women set up camp outside a Royal Air Force base in Berkshire to protest against American cruise missiles. In December 1982 about 30,000 women joined hands around the base's perimeter fence. The missiles left in 1991;…