National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies

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The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies was a leading British umbrella organization that campaigned peacefully and constitutionally for women's right to vote in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political pressure group ⓘ
umbrella organization ⓘ
women's suffrage organization ⓘ
activeDuring early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs NUWSS ⓘ
campaignFocus parliamentary reform ⓘ
women's political rights ⓘ
chairperson Millicent Fawcett ⓘ
characterizedBy non-violent methods ⓘ
respect for the rule of law ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolved 1919 ⓘ
distinctFrom Women's Social and Political Union ⓘ
founded 1897 ⓘ
foundedBy Millicent Fawcett ⓘ
goal extension of the franchise to women on the same terms as men ⓘ
parliamentary vote for women ⓘ
hasPart local women's suffrage societies ⓘ
headquartersLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
ideology women's suffrage ⓘ
influenced National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship ⓘ
later British feminist organizations ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leader Millicent Fawcett ⓘ
membership tens of thousands of members ⓘ
mergedInto National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship ⓘ
method constitutional campaigning ⓘ
non-militant tactics ⓘ
peaceful protest ⓘ
movement first-wave feminism ⓘ
notableMember Eleanor Rathbone ⓘ
Margery Corbett Ashby ⓘ
Maud Royden ⓘ
Millicent Fawcett ⓘ
Ray Strachey ⓘ
numberOfAffiliates over 400 societies ⓘ
opposedTo militant suffrage tactics ⓘ
politicalPosition constitutional ⓘ
liberal ⓘ
precededBy Central Committee of the National Society for Women's Suffrage ⓘ
National Central Society for Women's Suffrage ⓘ
supportedLegislation Representation of the People Act 1918 ⓘ
usedMedium lobbying of Members of Parliament ⓘ
pamphlets and publications ⓘ
petitions ⓘ
processions and demonstrations ⓘ
public meetings ⓘ

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women's suffrage movement → hasKeyOrganization → National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies ⓘ
Millicent Fawcett → memberOf → National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies ⓘ
Chrystal Macmillan → memberOf → National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies ⓘ
Helena Swanwick → memberOf → National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies ⓘ
National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies → precededBy → National Central Society for Women's Suffrage ⓘ
linked to: National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies → precededBy → Central Committee of the National Society for Women's Suffrage ⓘ
linked to: National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
Evelyn Sharp → memberOf → National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies ⓘ
subject linked to: Evelyn Sharp (journalist)
Margery Corbett Ashby → memberOf → National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies ⓘ
NUWSS → fullName → National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies ⓘ
linked to: National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship → precededBy → National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies ⓘ
linked to: National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
Ray Strachey → memberOf → National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies ⓘ
Maud Royden → memberOf → National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies ⓘ
London National Society for Women's Suffrage → associatedWith → National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies ⓘ
Dorothea Beale → memberOf → National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies ⓘ