Enhancing the List: Historic England Research Project​

A project for Historic England to research listed buildings and sites in Plymouth to add colour and context to their significance.

How a government blunder meant women voted in 1868

Most people know 1918 as the first time some women voted in the UK, but women successfully voted in the 1869 election. The suffragists of Manchester led a huge campaign after spotting that the wording of the 1868 Reform Bill was wrong. The wording accidentally enfranchised women who met its other criteria, leading to thousands of women voting.