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==Formation== |
==Formation== |
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The group was founded in [[1897]], when [[Millicent Fawcett]] linked up a wide variety of local societies. Fawcett was the president of the society for over twenty years. The organisation was democratic, aiming to achieve women's suffrage through peaceful and legal means, in particular by introducing Parliamentary |
The group was founded in [[1897]], when [[Millicent Fawcett]] linked up a wide variety of local societies. Fawcett was the president of the society for over twenty years. The organisation was democratic, aiming to achieve women's suffrage through peaceful and legal means, in particular by introducing Parliamentary Bills and holding meetings to explain and promote their aims. |
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==Split== |
==Split== |
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In [[1903]], NUWSS suffered the split of the [[Women's Social and Political Union]] (WSPU, the "suffragettes"), who wished to undertake more militant action. Nevertheless, the group continued to grow, and by [[1914]] there were in excess of 400 branches throughout the country, with over 100,000 members. Many of the members were [[middle class]], but by no means all of them, with some [[working class]] members. |
In [[1903]], NUWSS suffered the split of the [[Women's Social and Political Union]] (WSPU, the "suffragettes"), who wished to undertake more militant action. Nevertheless, the group continued to grow, and by [[1914]] there were in excess of 400 branches throughout the country, with over 100,000 members. Many of the members were [[middle class]], but by no means all of them, with some [[working class]] members. There were also some male members (forbidden in the suffragettes). |
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==NUWSS during World War I== |
==NUWSS during World War I== |
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The NUWSS were split between those that supported war and those opposed. During the war the group set up a |
The NUWSS were split between those that supported war and those opposed. During the war the group set up a employment register so that the jobs of those who were serving could be filled. The NUWSS also financed women's hospital units, these employed only female doctors and nurses. Such groups served duing [[World War I]] in [[France ]]. |
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Revision as of 21:41, 8 April 2006
The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS), also known as the Suffragists (not to be confused with the suffragettes) was an organisation of women's suffrage societies in the United Kingdom.
Formation
The group was founded in 1897, when Millicent Fawcett linked up a wide variety of local societies. Fawcett was the president of the society for over twenty years. The organisation was democratic, aiming to achieve women's suffrage through peaceful and legal means, in particular by introducing Parliamentary Bills and holding meetings to explain and promote their aims.
Split
In 1903, NUWSS suffered the split of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU, the "suffragettes"), who wished to undertake more militant action. Nevertheless, the group continued to grow, and by 1914 there were in excess of 400 branches throughout the country, with over 100,000 members. Many of the members were middle class, but by no means all of them, with some working class members. There were also some male members (forbidden in the suffragettes).
NUWSS during World War I
The NUWSS were split between those that supported war and those opposed. During the war the group set up a employment register so that the jobs of those who were serving could be filled. The NUWSS also financed women's hospital units, these employed only female doctors and nurses. Such groups served duing World War I in France .