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Vote for Women: the groundbreaking election of 1918

In 1918, women won the right to vote for the first time. What happened next?

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Twelve Days of Festive Fatberg

A video of the festive song Twelve Days of Fatberg recorded by the London Gay Men's Chorus.

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All the fun of the Frost Fair

Why did the Thames freeze for hundreds of years, and how did Londoners celebrate Frost Fairs?

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Where is the Whitechapel Fatberg?

Where is the Museum of London keeping the world's most famous fatberg? Find out we're preparing samples of the Whitechapel fatberg for our permanent collection.

Explore the stories of the world's greatest city and uncover the hidden treasures of our collections.
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2 February - 27 March

Museum of London

Votes for Women

2018 is the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act, the law that gave the first women the right to vote in the UK. Commemorate the 100th anniversary with displays and events at the Museum of London. See our incredible Suffragette collections and read articles about the struggle for female suffrage.

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Suffragette procession 1911

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Votes for Women also of interest

Emmeline and Christabel at the Women's Exhibition, 1909.

From prison to parliament: the Suffragettes & Holloway

Learn about the most famous women's prison in history

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A suffragette at a rally in London.

The Suffragettes

We have the world's best collection relating to the struggle for women's suffrage.

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Music score and words for 'The March of the Women' dedicated to the Women's Social and Political Union. Composed by Ethel Smyth in 1911. Printed on one side of a vocal card sold for 1d by The Woman's Press. On the reverse of the sheet are printed advertisements for other vocal cards.

Remembering Emily Wilding Davison

Learn about the extraordinary life and death of the Suffragette martyr.

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