NUWSS
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NUWSS was a leading British organization that campaigned peacefully and constitutionally for women’s right to vote in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NUWSS canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British organization
ⓘ
suffrage organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NUWSS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| areaServed |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignFocus | parliamentary enfranchisement of women ⓘ |
| chairperson | Millicent Garrett Fawcett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1919 ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Women’s Social and Political Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1897 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Millicent Garrett Fawcett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
parliamentary reform to grant women the vote
ⓘ
women’s right to vote on the same terms as men ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | women’s suffrage ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leader | Millicent Garrett Fawcett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membership | umbrella organization for local women’s suffrage societies ⓘ |
| mergedInto | National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
constitutional campaigning
ⓘ
non-violent campaigning ⓘ peaceful protest ⓘ |
| movement |
first-wave feminism
NERFINISHED
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women’s suffrage movement ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Catherine Marshall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eleanor Rathbone NERFINISHED ⓘ Margery Corbett Ashby NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Strachey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
militant suffragette tactics
ⓘ
violent tactics ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure | federation of local suffrage societies ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | liberal feminism ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| slogan | Law-abiding and constitutional methods ⓘ |
| supportedReform | Representation of the People Act 1918 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
election campaigning
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lobbying Members of Parliament ⓘ peaceful demonstrations ⓘ petitions ⓘ public meetings ⓘ |
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