Women's equality and the Olympics

What is a parliament?

Did the 1970 Equal Pay Act ensure equal pay in all jobs from this point on?

When did Emmeline Pankhurst order the Suffragettes to stop violent protests and to focus on helping Britain win the war?

When was the Equal Pay Act passed?

Barbara Castle had been campaigning for equal pay since when?

Finally, in 1994 black men and women got the right to vote here.

Who gave speeches to persuade government to give women the vote?

Finally, in 1945 this country gained independence from Britain and women got full voting rights in 1949.

Who ordered the Suffragettes to stop their violent protests and to focus on helping Britain win the war?

When did government begin discussing adding women to the new law on voting that they wanted to pass?

When did the GMB Union award Jayaben Desai the Gold Badge of Honour for her contribution to workers rights?

Women over 30 got in the vote in 1918, in part because of the work they did during the First World War