About this Event
Everyone’s heard of the Suffragettes, but what happened to them after women got the vote?
This talk will use Elmbridge Museum collection items to explore the sometimes violent fight for the vote in Elmbridge, outlining the famous suffrage protest events which happened locally and the women behind them. Partial franchise was finally granted to some women in 1918, but the talk won’t end there. It will attempt to answer the questions:
What happened to women after 1918? How did the millions of excluded women finally get their vote? And how did local women continue to organise themselves in the years after the vote was won?
Come along to this free talk to hear the little-explored sequel to the suffrage story.
The talk will include a chance to see an incredibly rare, original Women’s Co-operative Guild banner up-close. The banner was hand-made in the 1930s.
The talk ties in with a current display on the topic at Walton Library and will explore the items in the display case in more detail.
About the speaker:
Amy Swainston is the Exhibitions & Interpretation Officer at Elmbridge Museum, managing the Museum’s outreach displays across a variety of community venues. She is currently studying for a PhD on the topic of female citizenship in the 1920s and 1930s, with a particular focus on the Equal Franchise Act of 1928.
Elmbridge Museum website: https://elmbridgemuseum.org.uk/
Key information about booking:
- The event starts at 5.30pm
- The event is suitable for adults and teens
- Please book a ticket for each person attending
- This is a free event
- Booking is essential, so be quick to avoid disappointment
- Please arrive 10 minutes early
If you are not able to or do not wish to provide us with any contact details (landline or mobile number and email address) you won’t be able to purchase a ticket online. Please visit the library that is hosting the event to purchase a ticket in person.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Walton Library, 54 Hepworth Way, Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00