World War One was one of the defining periods of the 20th century and for women's rights it marked a giant leap forward. At the start of the war the suffragette movement threw its weight behind ...

Children's programming and BBC Learning initiatives marking the centenary of World War One. CBBC Multi-award-winning ... the Suffragettes all about how women’s roles were changed by the war.

videoHow the suffragette movement changed at the start of WW1 Kate Adie examines how the suffragette movement shifted focus at the outbreak of World War One. How the first women gained the right ...