British public servant and women's welfare worker, (1866–1956).
Norah Wilmot
Norah Wilmot (1889–1980) was the first British woman racehorse trainer to officially train a winning horse. Her historic win came with her filly Pat, at Brighton in August 1966, just one day after she became one of the first two women to be granted a training licence by the Jockey Club.
Punishment of Incest Act 1908
Act of Parliament making it illegal for the first time in England and Wales for a man to engage in sexual intercourse with any female he knew to be his grand-daughter, daughter, sister, half-sister, or mother.
Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928
Act of the UK Parliament that gave equal voting rights to men and women.
Sarah Chapman
One of the leaders of the matchgirls' strike of 1888.
The Vote (newspaper)
Suffragette newspaper published from 1909 until 1933.
White Cross Army
Organisation set up in 1883 by the social campaigner and author Ellice Hopkins, together with the Bishop of Durham, to promote “social purity”.
White poppy
The white poppy was introduced in 1933 by the British Women's Cooperative Guild as a pacifist alternative to the Royal British Legion's annual red poppy appeal.
Wife selling
Way of ending an unsatisfactory marriage by mutual agreement that probably began in the late 17th century, when divorce was a practical impossibility for all but the very wealthiest.
Women’s Suffrage Journal
Magazine founded by Lydia Becker and Jessie Boucherett in 1870, focusing on news of events affecting women's lives.