National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
(1897-1919)

1833-1884 Henry Fawcett Born in Salisbury in 1833. Blinded in a shooting accident, he became Professor of Political Economy at Cambridge University and a Liberal MP. He campaigned for equal rights for women and married Millicent Garrett. Appointed Postmaster General in 1880 he reformed the Post Office by introducing the sixpenny telegram, tablets on letterboxes to show collection times; a savings scheme and postal orders. He introduced the Parcel Post service in 1883. Millicent became the president of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies and played a key role in persuading Parliament to give women the vote. Henry Fawcett died in 1884.

statue, market place, just off Blue Boar Row, Salisbury, United Kingdom where it was

Florence Beaumont (1876-1929) Suffrage leader who founded the Wakefield branch of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies in 1910 lived here as a child. She went on to become the Hon. Secretary of the Council for the Representation of Women in the League of Nations. Commemorated here by Soroptimist International of Wakefield in their 85th anniversary year

38 Bond Street, Wakefield, United Kingdom where it was

The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies was based here 1910-1918

22 Great Smith Street, Westminster, London, United Kingdom where it was