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Local history: Votes for Women in Plymouth: Schools Online Course

Key Stage: Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5
Curricula: Local History, History, PSHE
Topics: Activism, Plymouth, Suffragettes, Women

Use this online course to find out about how people in Plymouth fought to win the vote for women as part of the women’s suffrage and suffragette movements, and learn about activism along the way.

With activities, archival material and questions, you’ll consider how people fight for what they believe in, and how impactful this can be.

Use each page below for a lesson either at home or in the classroom, and borrow our interactive map and ‘Museum in a Box’ to enhance the experience further.

Local history: Votes for Women in Plymouth: Schools Online Course
Votes for Women in Plymouth - Introduction

Votes for Women in Plymouth – Introduction

Votes for Women in Plymouth: Lesson One

Votes for Women in Plymouth: Lesson One

Votes for Women in Plymouth: Lesson Two

Votes for Women in Plymouth: Lesson Two

Votes for Women in Plymouth: Lesson Three

Votes for Women in Plymouth: Lesson Three

Votes for Women in Plymouth: Lesson Four

Votes for Women in Plymouth: Lesson Four

Votes for Women in Plymouth: Lesson Five

Votes for Women in Plymouth: Lesson Five