Vote 100: best events for the suffragette centenary
Who were the real people who fought for the women's right to vote? And what would they make of the world we live in today? In 2018, London is celebrating women's suffrage with parliament's Vote100 campaign and with commemorations across the city.
We'll celebrate the centenary of The Representation of the People Act on 6 February this year. In 1918 certain women aged over 30 were permitted at the ballot. Younger women were only allowed a year later, in 1919.
For the original suffragette movement it was a long fight, a vicious, shocking fight, with force feedings and tramplings and railings and hand-stitched sashes. But it was also a modern movement. And anyone with a pussyhat or a marker pen banner owes these early pioneers for their right to a voice.
Come together to see the art, hear the voices and discuss the legacies of suffragette protesters in this special centenary year of British women's right to vote.
'Death or Victory'
Here at Culture Whisper we love thought-provoking 5x15 talks - where 5 speakers are given 15 minutes each. Visit The Monument for the latest one. As part of the after hours Monuments Masterclass programme. Dr Helen Pankhurst and popular London historian Dr Matthew Green will talk about the centenary of the Representation of the People Act. What's more, they will shed light on an important moment in Suffragette history: when two women dared to climb The Monument itself, and hang their protest banners from the top.