Votes for Women: A touring exhibition exploring the fight for female suffrage
Whether for or against the movement, our history is peppered with accounts of the struggle for suffrage. As part of the Women and Power programme, many of our places are hosting exhibitions, art installations and events to bring these stories to life.
Explore the lives of those who fought for and against women's suffrage as we mark 100 years since some women were granted the right to vote. Uncover the previously untold stories of the women who helped shape our places with exhibitions, art installations, podcasts and more.
Throughout 2018 you’ll be able to discover how the places we care for have been home to women of every background; women of incredible strength and determination, whose voices were often silenced. Join us to explore how their lives helped to shape the modern world.
Many of our places were home to impassioned people who campaigned for female suffrage. Discover the stories of those who championed female empowerment
This year's exciting exhibitions celebrate women and our cultural heritage, the 300th anniversary of Chippendale’s birth and much more. Look out for Killerton's Branded fashion exhibition exploring feminity and the right to vote.
Our new guidebook, Women and Power: The Struggle for Suffrage, marks 100 years since some women were granted the right to vote. Discover the story of the suffrage movement through the debates heard in the drawing rooms, kitchens and bedrooms of National Trust houses, as the country argued over whether, and how, a woman should have a voice in public life. New research has uncovered stories about the people involved in the fight for and against women’s suffrage.
