UPCOMING VOTE100 EVENTS
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April 2018
Helen Pankhurst Deeds Not Words Discussion MMU
Helen Pankhurst Deeds Not Words discussion with Manchester Met students (also open to visitors). Please visit Manchester Metropolitan University's Deeds Not Words: Suffrage to Citizenship listings for more information.
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Making Devolution Work for Women in Greater Manchester
It is 100 years since some women first won the vote. But there are still too few women at the top in politics and other positions of power, and our society is still unfair for women. We love Greater Manchester - but we need to see changes to make it work for women. The Fawcett Society are working on a project to make sure that the voices of women from all walks of life are heard in conversations that shape…
Find out more »May 2018
‘Deeds Not Words’ Manchester School of Art Exhibition
The launch of an exhibition curated by students from Manchester School of Art in response to the 1913 Suffragette attack on Manchester Art Gallery.
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Bike Ride – From Suffrage to Equality: Nothing to Lose but our Chains
A cycle ride through history touching on the lives of some of the Manchester women who made important contributions to 'The Cause' of women's suffrage. Along the way we consider how the bicycle gave many women new independence, whilst also challenging prevailing ideas of how women should dress. The tour includes a visit to the National Cycling Centre where we hear about some of the recent changes in British Cycling and challenges facing today’s elite women cyclists. Please visit Manchester Bike…
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City Co & Manchester Histories – The Dates That Made Manchester
In association with Manchester Histories, and ahead of the 2018 Manchester Histories Festival which takes place across venues in Manchester city centre from 7-11 June, City Co are bringing together a panel of experts to discuss the significant dates in history and the radical events and conversations that have shaped Manchester into the city we know today. We’ll look at how the city and its venues are marking the dates in history that have major anniversaries in 2018/19. How is the…
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Some Women Ambassador Hellos and Archive Training
As part of the centenary of some women getting the right to vote in 1918, the Pankhurst Centre are creating an archive of this year’s events in Manchester for the feminists of the future, and we need your help! We’re looking for 100 Women who will help us collect photographs, film, objects, questionnaires, vox pops and resources from Manchester’s Vote100 events. Ambassadors will help decide which material features in our archive and help curate an exhibition, which will be on…
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Pankhurst Trust at Greater Manchester Run
Members of the team are running the Greater Manchester 10K Run to raise money for the redevelopment of the Pankhurst Centre. Can you help raise money for the Trust? We’re asking people to sign up to the run individually and aim to raise a minimum of £100. You can sign up here. 2018 is the centenary of the first women gaining the right to vote in the UK. Yet 100 years on, we are still fighting for gender equality. The Pankhurst Centre…
Find out more »June 2018
Young Women’s Performance – Turning Tides: First in the Fight at Victoria Baths
Join enJOY arts for an innovative promenade performance devised by young women and inspired by true stories of women's fight for the vote, over 100 years ago... Young women from Cedar Mount Academy and Newall Green High School have worked together to uncover hidden histories of everyday women and explore them through drama, dance and music. Now they want to share their thoughts and ideas with you in this special site-specific performance at Victoria Baths. With funding from Heritage Lottery…
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Represent! Voices 100 Years On
A crowdsourced exhibition at the People's History Museum reflecting on those who campaigned for better representation. How far have we really come in 100 years? On 6 February 1918, the Representation of the People Act was passed, giving most men and some women in Britain the vote. This would change the lives of many working men and women, who finally had a say over who represented them in parliament. Represent! Voices 100 Years On reflects on those who campaigned for better…
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Mrs Pankhurst’s Players presents: Votes for Women!
First performed at the Court Theatre in 1907, Votes for Women! was lauded for its realistic portrayal of a suffragette rally and for its portrayal of a heroine who is empowered by her past, not destroyed by it. Formed in 1908, the Actresses Franchise League (AFL) consisted of a range of theatre professionals working for the cause of women’s suffrage by creating pamphlets, holding meetings, staging suffrage plays and advising on costuming and choreography for large demonstrations. In honour of…
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