History of Feminism in the UK
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Updated: 8 Mar 2018
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Created byAdam Stewart
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Representation of the People Act 1918Qualification of Women ActSex Discrimination Removal ActLaw of Property ActMatrimonial Causes ActUniversal Suffrage for WomenWomen Declared 'Persons' in their own
right by order of the Privy CouncilNational Service ActSexual Offences ActLife Peerages ActMarried Women's Property ActBarbera Castle becomes first ever
female minister of stateAbortion ActNHS Family Planning ActThe Pill is approved for
use by the NHS across the UKEqual Pay ActMiss World contest stormed by feminist
protestors marking the first protest action by
the Women's Liberation MovementSex Discrimination ActEmployment Protection ActUN formalises International Womens
day as an annaul celebrationEqual Pay Amendment ActSex Discrimination Ammendment ActDianne Abbot becomes first black female MPBetty Boothroyd becomes first
female speaker of the House of CommonsThe UK starts first 'Take your daughter to work day'Rape in marriage is made a crime
by common law in the House of LordsSexual Offenders ActHuman Rights ActHouse of Lords find that Women who flee to
the UK fearing gender persecuation are refugeesAdoption and Children ActThe Employment Equality [Sexual Orientation] regulations enacted by parliamentThe Female Genital Mutilation ActFirst Women's Institue is foundedThe 'Flapper Election'; first ever general election with equal participation rights for men and womenNHS is foundedLegal Reforms force all women teachers
and civil servants must recieve equal pay to menWomen strike at Ford's Dagenham
factory to demand equal pay; causes
the following act to be passed in parliamentfirst Women's Liberation Conference
held at Ruskin College; gives birth to
Women's Liberation Movement4,000 plus attend Women's Liberation March on LondonContraception made available on the NHSErin Pizzey creates first Women's Refuge in LondonNation Women's Aid Federation is establishedNational Abortion Campaign begins;
20,000 women campaign, largest
gathering since the suffragettesWelsh Women drive to Brussels
to present first ever women's rights
petition to the European UnionRace Relations ActDomestic violence and Matrimonial Proceedings ActAsian Women workers mount a year-long strike
at Grunwicks of London for equal pay and conditionsFirst Rape Crisis Centre opens in LondonMargaret Thatcher becomes first ever female Prime MinisterTheresa May becomes second female Prime MinisterEquality ActOrganistation for Women of African and Asian decent createdthe 'Feminist Review' is foundedBaroness Young becomes first female leader of the House of LordsWomen for Life on Earth arrive at Greenham Common missile base30,000 Women join the Women for Life on Earth
Peace campLady Mary Donaldson becomes first ever female Lord Mayor of LondonFirst national Black Feminist conference is heldFirst black lesbian conference heldProhibition of Female Circumcision actLocal Goverment ActJulia Haywood becomes first woman to win a case under the equal pay actElizabeth Butler-Sloss becomes first ever female Law Lord
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