USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Millicent Fawcett was a prominent feminist and suffragist. She was married to Henry Fawcett, Liberal MP who often voiced Indian concerns in Parliament and was a member of the British Committee of the Indian National Congress.

Detailed explanation-2: -From the mid-19th century women began to campaign for the vote across the country, and in 1897 local societies united to form the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies. Led by Millicent Fawcett, the NUWSS grew to 50, 000 members by 1913.

Detailed explanation-3: -This photograph shows Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett (1847–1929), leader of the constitutional women’s suffrage movement.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett, née Garrett, (born June 11, 1847, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, Eng.-died Aug. 5, 1929, London), leader for 50 years of the movement for woman suffrage in England.

Detailed explanation-5: -She campaigned for women’s suffrage by legal change and in 1897–1919 led Britain’s largest women’s rights association, the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS), explaining, “I cannot say I became a suffragist.