The Equal Pay Act 1970: The history
Nicholas Hayes Prior to the introduction of the Equal Pay Act 1970, it was commonplace for women in the UK, […]
Category: Gender Equality
On this day: 5 May 1882
Biography of Sylvia Pankhurst Elizabeth Streatfeild-James, BA History, Durham University On this day in 1882 Estelle Sylvia Pankhurst (known as […]
Why Does It Matter: Equal Pay and You
Grace Maxwell Brown, PhD Student Forty-eight years ago, the Equal Pay Act established the first law of equal pay for […]
A Brief History of Women’s Suffrage
Elizabeth Streatfeild-James, BA History, Durham University The Representation of the People Act, passed in 1918 gave women the right to […]
On this day: 22 September 1880
Biography of Dame Christabel Pankhurst Elizabeth Streatfeild-James, BA History, Durham University On this day in 1880 Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst […]
On this day: 15 July 1858
Biography of Emmeline Pankhurst Elizabeth Streatfeild-James, BA History, Durham University On this day in 1858 Emmeline Pankhurst, a British suffragette, […]
The Dagenham Strike: 50 Years On
50 years ago women working at the Ford plant in Dagenham went on strike. It is often thought that the […]
On this day: 11 June 1847
On this day in 1847 Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett was born. A leading suffragist, she spent many years campaigning for […]