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Behind the figure of women, in the course of history a series of revolutions and protests have
materialized that have brought in time significant changes unfortunately in too recent times,
compared to centuries and centuries of submission and injustice suffered. The woman, for a long
period of time, does not represent a solid independent and autonomous figure, but a figure subjected
to the male will, typical of a patriarchal society, which outlines a regressive and backward
mentality. A significant and important turning point occurred in 1800, when women decided to
"raise their voices" and to affirm their importance and their rights in both the social and political
fields. This turning point is made especially in England through a real revolution and a series of
protests, led by women, for the claim to the right to vote that for centuries and centuries has been
denied to women and recognized only to men. In addition to the right to vote, women also wanted
everything they were denied, such as equal civil rights, be able to carry out the same work as man,
the right to education without restrictions. The road to winning the vote for women is very long, but
it starts with a series of events that mark a turning point with the past. In 1792, Mary
Wollstonecraft's book, "A Vindication of the Right of Women", was published to claim her rights.
In 1835, women won the right to vote in local elections. Subsequently, in 1865, John Stuart Mill
proposed introducing women's suffrage. Of this great revolution, the protoganist maxims were
women belonging to the "Suffragette" movement. The term "suffragette" refers to women who
belong to the women’s emancipation movement born in 1869 in England to give women the right to
vote. The term "suffrage" refers to the right to express one's will through the vote, which for
centuries and centuries has been lacking for women and granted to men. Term "Sufragette" was
used, for the first time in 1906, by the journalist Charles E. Hands, in an article published in the
British newspaper “Daily Mail”. A charismatic figure that stood out was: Millicent Fawcett.
Millicent Fawcett, intellectual, writer, politician and activist, founded the "National Union of
Women’s Suffrage" (NUWSS) movement for women’s rights. She was known for her tranquility
and calm during the protests, where she claimed the right to vote and other theses such as violence
against minors and social discrimination. Emmeline Pankhurst, protagonist of the movement,
founded the "Women’s Social and Political Union" (WSPU), which used more radical actions to
gain visibility and rights for women, under the motto "Acts, not words". Emmeline Pankhurst, for
protesting near Buckingam Palace, was arrested in 1908. The two organizations differed in
approach, with the NUWSS favoring peaceful means and the WSPU supporting violent action.
During the First World War many women had the opportunity to show everyone what they were
worth. Also in the literary field there was a great supporter of these organizations: Wirginia Woolf.
Although Virgiania was not a suffragette, she was a supporter of women's rights and wrote several
works whose main themes were: inequalities gender and the need for women's independence in all
social forms. At the end of the war the political battle of English women was finally crowned with
success: in 1918 the British government approved the proposal of voting rights for the wives of
heads of families who had more than 30 years. After long battles and protests there was a shocking
event that marks a break with the past: on November 1, 1919, for the Conservative Party, was
elected the first woman in the English Parliament by the name: Nancy Astor. In 1928, Emmeline
Pankhurst, who died the same year, achieved his goal by winning universal suffrage in the elections.
Finally, after protests and struggles, the woman was able to demonstrate, to a patriarchal society,
her abilities and her rights, succeeding in obtaining on paper a social, political and economic
"equality" with respect to the figure of man. This movement must be remembered as a clear
demonstration of resourcefulness and a desire for redemption, and I believe that it serves as an
inspiration for any kind of protest about the orientation of rights.
TESTO RISCRITTO
A important and charismatic figure of this movement was: Millicent
Fawcett. Millicent Fawcett, a intellectual, writer and politician, founded a
national movement of women’s rights “National Union of women’s
Suffrage”. She was known for her tranquility and calm in the protest,
where she claimed especially the right to vote for women, but also claimed
other important social theses, such as: violence against minors, social
discrimination… The most important protagonist of this revolution and
protest in England, was Emmeline Pankhurst, who founded the “Women’s
Social and Political Union”, which used more radical action to gain more
visibility and rights for women, under the motto of movement: “Acts, no
words”. Emmeline was arrested in 1908, for had protest near Buckingam
Palace. The two organization differed for approach, with the NUWSS
favoring peaceful means and the WSPU supporting violent action to gain
more visibility and rights. During World War I, when protest and
revolution were momently suspended, many women had the opportunity to
show everyone what they were worth. Also in the literary there was a great
supporter of this organization: Virginia Woolf. Although Virginia was not
a “suffragette”, she was a great supporter of women’s political and social
rights, and she also wrote many works whose the main theme were: gender
inequalities and the need, for women, to achieved independence in all
social forms. At the end of war, the political battle of English women was
crowned by a success: in 1918 the English Parliament approved the
proposal to voting rights for the wives of heads families who had more
than 30 years. After long battles and protest, there was a shocking event
that marks break with the past: on 1 November 1919, for the Conservative
Party, was elected the first women in history of English Parliament, by the
name: Nancy Astor. In the end, Emmeline Pankhurst in 1928, the same
year in which she died, achieved her goal obtaining the universale suffrage
to the elections. The long political battle, led by women, to claimed the
rights to vote finally ends.

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