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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.
Dec 12, 2017 · June Purvis | Published in History Today Volume 67 Issue 12 December 2017. In November 1917, with Britain at war, Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst, the suffragette leaders of the single-sex Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), relaunched their organisation as the Women’s Party.
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Mar 17, 2015 · The History Learning Site, 17 Mar 2015. 6 May 2024. The Women’s Party was founded in 1917 and its two most prominent members were Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughter Christabel Pankhurst. The Women’s Party used new legislation in 1918 to stand in the ‘Coupon Election’ but made little impact.
The Women’s Equality Party is a collaborative force in British politics uniting people of all genders, diverse ages, backgrounds, ethnicities, beliefs and experiences in the shared determination to see women enjoy the same rights and opportunities as men so that all can flourish.
This is what equality could do. By unleashing women’s full potential, WE could add 10% (or over £180 billion) to our GDP by the end of 2030 if all the women that wanted to work were able to do so. That’s £2,850 for each member of the UK population.
She raised her hand and suggested creating a political party with a laser-like focus on women’s equality. The next day, she picked up the phone and called comedian Sandi Toksvig for her support. That was the moment she found out Sandi had planned to propose the exact same idea on the festival’s closing night. And so, WE were born.
