Education session
Suffragettes through government eyes in the North East
In this workshop students explore documents relating to a suffragette protest in Newcastle in 1909.
Education session
Suffragettes through government eyes
This workshop with versions suitable for key stages 3 or 5, looks at what government records reveal about the suffrage movement.
- Age ranges
- Key stage 3 (Ages 11–14)
- Key stage 5 (Ages 16–18)
- Date
- All year
- Locations
- At The National Archives, Online
About this image
Evelyn Manesta, suffragette, under restraint for a prison photograph, 1913. Catalogue reference: PCOM7-252
About this session
Time period
- Early Twentieth Century (1901–1945)
Themes
- Crime and punishment
- Power, politics and reform
- Women's history
What to expect in the workshop at The National Archives
In the onsite workshop students explore methods used in the suffrage movement through handling original documents like coded diaries and court testimony. They will examine the state response to the movement through a range of documents housed in Home Office, Metropolitan Police and prison files.
This session develops skills in evidential understanding as students will consider why the government archival collection contains more documents related to militancy and what might be missing.
The two-hour workshop is led by an experienced history educator in an inspiring learning space at The National Archives in Kew.
Contact us
If you need any support with your booking, please get in touch.
- Telephone
- 020 3908 9162
- educationbookings@nationalarchives.gov.uk
Connections to the curriculum
Key Stage 3
- Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day: Women’s Suffrage
Key Stage 5
- AQA: GCE History, Unit 2M: Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906-1957
- OCR: GCE History A, Unit Y111, British Period Study and enquiry: Liberals, Conservatives and the Rise of Labour, 1846-1918
Key details
- Locations
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- At The National Archives
- Online
- Date
- All year
- Price
- Free
- Duration
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- At The National Archives: 2 hours
- Online: 1 hour
- Age ranges
- Key stage 3 (Ages 11–14)
- Key stage 5 (Ages 16–18)
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