{"id":138930,"date":"2018-06-10T00:47:51","date_gmt":"2018-06-10T00:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/mass-march-marks-100-years-of-womens-vote\/"},"modified":"2018-06-10T00:47:51","modified_gmt":"2018-06-10T00:47:51","slug":"mass-march-marks-100-years-of-womens-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/mass-march-marks-100-years-of-womens-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass march marks 100 years of women&#8217;s vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>                                  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Female MPs including Leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom (left) wearing suffragette colours\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/156D5\/production\/_101956778_mediaitem101956777.jpg\"\/>Image copyright                  PA<figcaption>Image caption                                      Female MPs have got behind the mass march on Sunday                              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"caps\">Women across the UK are set to march together to create a living artwork, to mark 100 years since the first British women won the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Women in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London will don the colours of the suffragette movement - green, white and purple - and join a mass procession.<\/p>\n<p>One hundred female artists have worked with local communities to create banners for marches in the four cities.<\/p>\n<p>The protest banners will bear messages about equality.<\/p>\n<p>The mass participation artwork is being hailed as a &quot;once-in-a-lifetime opportunity&quot; celebrating a centenary of the women&#039;s vote.<\/p>\n<p>The 1918 Representation of the People Act gave women the vote - but only for those who were over 30 years old and who also owned property.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The banners and what the women behind them<\/li>\n<li>The rediscovered letters of a suffragist<\/li>\n<li>Statue of suffragist unveiled opposite Parliament<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Those marching will be given a green, white or violet scarf to wear to create the coloured stripes in the procession. Processions will begin at 14:00 BST.<\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of women are expected to join the processions, with women gathering from all over the world and the events will be broadcast on BBC One.<\/p>\n<figure>                              Image Copyright @processions2018               @processions2018                      <noindex><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/contact-us\/editorial\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Report<\/a><\/noindex>       <\/figure>\n<figure>                   <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Twitter post by @processions2018: Let&#039;s all show up tomorrow in #Edinburgh #Belfast #Cardiff &amp; #London for #PROCESSIONS2018, to honour all the amazing women who fought so hard for equal voting rights. Don&#039;t miss out on being part of this momentous public artwork commissioned by @1418NOW \ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc9c \" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/socialembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/processions2018\/status\/1005529966187081728~\/news\/uk-44427627\"\/>Image Copyright @processions2018                   @processions2018                              <noindex><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/contact-us\/editorial\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Report<\/a><\/noindex>           <\/figure>\n<figure>                              Image Copyright @processions2018               @processions2018                      <noindex><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/contact-us\/editorial\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Report<\/a><\/noindex>       <\/figure>\n<figure>                   <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Twitter post by @processions2018: The official #NewZealand banner for #PROCESSIONS2018 is ready to parade tomorrow. The group taking part consists of #London based NZ women, invited thanks to their impact on NZ&#039;s presence in GB \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 @women_nz @nzwomen #suffrage125 #vote100 \" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/socialembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/processions2018\/status\/1005531280409284608~\/news\/uk-44427627\"\/>Image Copyright @processions2018                   @processions2018                              <noindex><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/contact-us\/editorial\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Report<\/a><\/noindex>           <\/figure>\n<p>This year has seen a number of events celebrating the centenary of women winning the right to vote, and paying tribute to the suffragette movement.<\/p>\n<p>In February, on the date the parliamentary act was passed, members of the House of Lords held a debate. Several speakers shared memories of women who had fought for female suffrage, but many argued there was still a long way to go.<\/p>\n<p>In April, a statue commemorating the life of the suffragist, Millicent Fawcett - by artist Gillian Wearing - was unveiled opposite Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.files.bbci.co.uk\/include\/newsspec\/18677-suffragettes\/assets\/project-assets\/img\/slide1.jpg?v=2.0.300\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Suffragists \u2013 were first to organise, forming local societies in the 1860s<\/p>\n<p>                                                                   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.files.bbci.co.uk\/include\/newsspec\/18677-suffragettes\/assets\/project-assets\/img\/slide2.jpg?v=2.0.300\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Suffragettes \u2013 were active for just 10 years after splitting from the Suffragists in 1903<\/p>\n<p>                                                                   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.files.bbci.co.uk\/include\/newsspec\/18677-suffragettes\/assets\/project-assets\/img\/slide3.jpg?v=2.0.300\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Suffragists \u2013 focused on middle-class women<\/p>\n<p>                                                                   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.files.bbci.co.uk\/include\/newsspec\/18677-suffragettes\/assets\/project-assets\/img\/slide4.jpg?v=2.0.300\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Suffragettes \u2013 encouraged working-class women to protest<\/p>\n<p>                                                                   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.files.bbci.co.uk\/include\/newsspec\/18677-suffragettes\/assets\/project-assets\/img\/slide5.jpg?v=2.0.300\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Suffragists \u2013 held public speaking events, lobbied MPs and wrote petitions<\/p>\n<p>                                                                   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.files.bbci.co.uk\/include\/newsspec\/18677-suffragettes\/assets\/project-assets\/img\/slide6.jpg?v=2.0.300\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Suffragettes \u2013 disrupted meetings, vandalised art and buildings and were often arrested<\/p>\n<p>                                                                   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.files.bbci.co.uk\/include\/newsspec\/18677-suffragettes\/assets\/project-assets\/img\/slide7.jpg?v=2.0.300\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Suffragists \u2013 dinner parties!<\/p>\n<p>                                                                   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.files.bbci.co.uk\/include\/newsspec\/18677-suffragettes\/assets\/project-assets\/img\/slide8.jpg?v=2.0.300\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Suffragettes \u2013 hunger strikes!<\/p>\n<p>                                                                   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.files.bbci.co.uk\/include\/newsspec\/18677-suffragettes\/assets\/project-assets\/img\/slide9.jpg?v=2.0.300\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Everyone organised marches!<\/p>\n<p>                                                                   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.files.bbci.co.uk\/include\/newsspec\/18677-suffragettes\/assets\/project-assets\/img\/slide10.jpg?v=2.0.300\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Suffragists \u2013 successfully built support in parliament over many years<\/p>\n<p>                                                                   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.files.bbci.co.uk\/include\/newsspec\/18677-suffragettes\/assets\/project-assets\/img\/slide11.jpg?v=2.0.300\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Suffragettes \u2013 increased publicity and re-energised the cause but also sparked a backlash<\/p>\n<p>                                                                   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.files.bbci.co.uk\/include\/newsspec\/18677-suffragettes\/assets\/project-assets\/img\/slide12.jpg?v=2.0.300\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Then in World War One, women took new roles in factories and beyond...<\/p>\n<p>                                                                   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.files.bbci.co.uk\/include\/newsspec\/18677-suffragettes\/assets\/project-assets\/img\/slide13.jpg?v=2.0.300\"\/><\/p>\n<p>...which made denying them voting rights harder than ever<\/p>\n<p>                                                                   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.files.bbci.co.uk\/include\/newsspec\/18677-suffragettes\/assets\/project-assets\/img\/slide14.jpg?v=2.0.300\"\/><\/p>\n<p>After 50 years of women standing up and speaking out...<\/p>\n<p>                                                                   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.files.bbci.co.uk\/include\/newsspec\/18677-suffragettes\/assets\/project-assets\/img\/slide15.jpg?v=2.0.300\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Parliament finally passed a law giving some women the vote in 1918<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                                                                                                       <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.files.bbci.co.uk\/include\/newsspec\/18677-suffragettes\/assets\/project-assets\/img\/initial.jpg?v=2.0.300\"\/>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  <\/p>\n<p>Click next arrow to proceed<\/p>\n<p>Loading 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Davison was fatally injured after she ran in front of the King&#039;s horse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image copyright PAImage caption Female MPs have got behind the mass march on Sunday Women across the UK are set to march together to create a living artwork, to 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