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Preface

2.	Ancient Egypt

3.	Ancient Rome

4.	Christianity

5.	England 1215

6.	Enlightenment

7.	19th century

8.	The Suffragettes

9.

WWI.

10.

The WWII.

11.	The Present

“The Suffragettes
As the status of women became better, there were many movements that wanted more and more. One of the most violent ones in Britain was the Suffragettes movement (founded in 1897). They wanted to have the right to vote.
They had their own magazine, they demonstrated a lot and they very often used violence (such as burning down some buildings). Their polices included the burning of churches, attacks on politicians, disrupting the day-to-day work of Parliament. And they were quite happy to go to prison. Usually, when they were arrested and went to prison, they went on a hunger strike. Because they knew that if they died of hunger in prison, it would be some kind of martyrdom. Therefore it could catch attention of more people. But the British government was aware of this. And instead of allowing women to vote, a new law was passed (in 1913), and this law is usually nicknamed The Cat and Mouse Act. It derives from the fact that a cat plays with a mouse before she finishes it off. And that is what government planned to do with Suffragettes, who were in prison. It said that if a suffragette would go on a hunger strike in prison, and she got very weak, she would be released after few days, and then she would be arrested again. And this could repeat again and again.
However, the start of the war in August 1914, and the ending of all Suffragette activities for the duration of the war, means that the potentially full impact of the 'Cat and Mouse Act' will never be known.

WWI.
WWI. was an extremely important event for all the women, because during the war all men were sent to the front line. And the women had to take over their jobs, so the system would work. Also women had to supply the war with weapons, and they adopted jobs, that were until that time typical only for men (such as mechanic, bus driver...). And this led to the first huge success in the history of women’s rights: 1918 – The Representation of the People Act of 1918 allowed all women over the age of 30 to vote. This was probably done because most women over 30 were married so it was hoped they would vote as their husbands told them to.
This law did not make women’s rights equal to men’s, but it was a progress, and a great success for women’s movement. And ten years later – in 1928 - women received the vote on equal terms as men (over the age of 21)."