The party proclaimed the need for more stringent measures in support of Britain in World War I.[1] Indeed, it gave out white feathers to all conscientious objectors. It changed the name of its paper from The Suffragette to Britannia, a paper which concentrated on enlisting women for the war effort. It claimed that this was far more important than the fight for women's suffrage, although it also had policies on equality for women and the abolition of trade unions.[1]
The Party campaigned for Naturalisation Laws to be changed to prevent Germans and their allies gaining British nationality and exploiting it after the war.
The Party was firmly Unionist and supported strengthening the British Empire by bringing its natural resources and transport systems under British control.
The Party advocated a number of feminist policies, including: equal pay for equal work, equal marriage and divorce laws, equality of parental rights and raising the age of consent. The Party campaigned for maternity and infant care, which would be subsidized by parents according to their income.
Speaking in 1918, Christabel asserted that the Women's Party stands 'first for the defence of our frontiers, and then reforms inside our frontiers, to make life worth living and fighting for'.[2]
Receptionedit
The Women's Party was launched at a time of growing domestic support for the Labour Party and the international rise of Bolshevism in Russia. With this in mind, its anti-Bolshevik stance attracted the approval of the British Government along with industrialists, such as Lord Leverhulme.[2]
In contrast to Sylvia Pankhurst, sister of Christabel and Emmeline, the Women's Party was anti-communist and supported reforms to further the cause of feminism. Sylvia, meanwhile, had become involved with radical left-wing politics in Britain.
^ abPurvis, June (2016). "The Women's Party of Great Britain (1917–1919): a forgotten episode in British women's political history". Women's History Review. 25 (4): 642. doi:10.1080/09612025.2015.1114328. S2CID 146962138.
^* Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN0-900178-06-X.
women, party, current, party, women, equality, party, women, party, minor, political, party, united, kingdom, founded, christabel, emmeline, pankhurst, when, they, dissolved, women, social, political, union, november, 1917, party, slogan, victory, national, se. For the current party see Women s Equality Party The Women s Party was a minor political party in the United Kingdom It was founded by Christabel and Emmeline Pankhurst when they dissolved the Women s Social and Political Union in November 1917 The party ran on the slogan Victory National Security and Progress in an effort to conflate winning of the war with the women s cause Contents 1 Policies 2 Reception 3 Notes 4 ReferencesPolicies editThe party proclaimed the need for more stringent measures in support of Britain in World War I 1 Indeed it gave out white feathers to all conscientious objectors It changed the name of its paper from The Suffragette to Britannia a paper which concentrated on enlisting women for the war effort It claimed that this was far more important than the fight for women s suffrage although it also had policies on equality for women and the abolition of trade unions 1 The Party campaigned for Naturalisation Laws to be changed to prevent Germans and their allies gaining British nationality and exploiting it after the war The Party was firmly Unionist and supported strengthening the British Empire by bringing its natural resources and transport systems under British control The Party advocated a number of feminist policies including equal pay for equal work equal marriage and divorce laws equality of parental rights and raising the age of consent The Party campaigned for maternity and infant care which would be subsidized by parents according to their income Speaking in 1918 Christabel asserted that the Women s Party stands first for the defence of our frontiers and then reforms inside our frontiers to make life worth living and fighting for 2 Reception editThe Women s Party was launched at a time of growing domestic support for the Labour Party and the international rise of Bolshevism in Russia With this in mind its anti Bolshevik stance attracted the approval of the British Government along with industrialists such as Lord Leverhulme 2 At the 1918 general election following the passing of the Parliament Qualification of Women Act 1918 the party stood Christabel as a candidate in the Smethwick constituency in Staffordshire She won 47 8 of the vote losing by only 778 votes to her only opponent the Labour Party s John Davison 3 In 1919 Christabel was chosen as the Coalition s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Westminster Abbey but in the event no by election was held until 1921 when the Conservative Party chose their own candidate to represent the Coalition 4 The Women s Party wound itself up in June 1919 1 In contrast to Sylvia Pankhurst sister of Christabel and Emmeline the Women s Party was anti communist and supported reforms to further the cause of feminism Sylvia meanwhile had become involved with radical left wing politics in Britain Notes edit a b c Mary Davis Sylvia Pankhurst Pluto Press 1999 ISBN 0 7453 1518 6 a b Purvis June 2016 The Women s Party of Great Britain 1917 1919 a forgotten episode in British women s political history Women s History Review 25 4 642 doi 10 1080 09612025 2015 1114328 S2CID 146962138 Craig F W S 1983 1969 British parliamentary election results 1918 1949 3rd ed Chichester Parliamentary Research Services ISBN 0 900178 06 X Britain Unlimited Dame Christabel PankhurstReferences editSchoolnet Christabel Pankhurst Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Women 27s Party UK amp oldid 1173317344, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
