So, "modern" is kind of a loaded term, but today we're going to talk about modern life in Europe, as it looked around the time the 19th century turned into the 20th. We'll look at what life was like in the rapidly growing urban centers...

Explore how the Women’s Suffrage Parade on Washington in 1913 helped women secure the right to vote in the United States through the 19th amendment. -- On March 3, 1913, after months of strategic planning and controversy, thousands...

Learn more about the women's suffrage movement in this interview with Dr. Colleen Shogan, vice chair of the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission and senior vice president at the White House Historical Association, on the occasion of...

Emmeline Pankhurst explains the Cat and Mouse Act.

Emmeline Pankhurst discusses the time she spent in prison and its effect upon her.

Emmeline Pankhurst discusses the outbreak of war and women over 30 getting the vote.

Part of a series on women's suffrage, Emmeline Pankhurst describes the WSPU tactical intensification and hunger strike

Emmeline describes the inaugural meeting of the Women's Franchise League

Emmeline Pankhurst talks about the WSPU opposition to the Liberal party and the defeat of Winston Churchill

Emmeline talks about becoming friends with Keir Hardie and joining the Independent Labour Party

Part of a series on women's suffrage, this video covers the protest made by the WSPU after the suffrage bill was filibustered in 1905 and the arrest of Christabel and Emmiline Pankhurst. 

Emmeline Pankhurst describes the escalation in militant tactics and some of the acts of arson undertaken to further the cause.

Part of a series on women's suffrage, this video covers the organisation of a conciliation committee and the violence experienced by suffragettes.

Emmeline Pankhurst introduces herself, her early life and some of the events that led her to be come a suffragette.

Emmeline Pankhurst explains who Emily Davison was, and what she did for the suffrage movement.

Emmeline Pankhurst talks about her time as a woman registrar

Emmeline Pankhurst talks about death of Emily Wilding Davison at the Epsom Derby in 1913

Written over 25 years, Martha Moore Ballard’s diary gives us a unique perspective into the midwifery profession and the lives of women in 19th century America.

Emmeline Pankhurst describes a visit to the Manchester Workhouse and the effect it had upon her

While the words uncooperative, unruly, and unrestrained typically carry negative connotations, there are times when these qualities can be helpful. For example, most activists will agree that being obstreperous, or difficult to control,...

A day in the life of one of the RAFs most senior female officers

Emmeline discusses marriage and her early life in the suffragist movement

An actor's reading of Emmeline Pankhurst's Hartford 'Freedom of Death' speech from November 1913.

Part of a series on women's suffrage, this video covers the WSPU; the Women’s Social and Political Union