Men's League for Women's Suffrage (United Kingdom) facts for kids
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Men's League for Women's Suffrage badge (UK)
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| Formation | 1907 (UK) |
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| Founders | Henry Brailsford et al (UK) |
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The Men's League for Women's Suffrage was a group started in London in 1907. It was an important part of the women's suffrage movement in the United Kingdom. This movement worked to get women the right to vote.
What Was the Men's League?
The Men's League for Women's Suffrage was formed in London in 1907. It was started by Henry Brailsford, Charles Corbett, Henry Nevinson, Laurence Housman, C. E. M. Joad, Hugh Franklin, Henry Harben, Gerald Gould, Charles Mansell-Moullin, Israel Zangwill, and 32 other people.
In the same year, Graham Moffat started a similar group in Glasgow. It was called the Northern Men's League for Women's Suffrage. Graham Moffat also wrote a play to support women's right to vote. It was called The Maid and the Magistrate.
Supporting the Cause
In 1907, a famous thinker named Bertrand Russell ran for election. He stood as a candidate who supported women's right to vote. This happened in a special election in Wimbledon.
By 1910, Henry Brailsford and Lord Lytton worked with Millicent Fawcett. They created a plan that could have helped the suffrage movement reach an agreement. Because of this, the movement agreed to a temporary stop in their protests on February 14.
Fighting for Justice
In 1911, the League successfully took some Liberal Party members to court in Bradford. They had assaulted Alfred Hawkins. Alfred had shouted a question during a speech by Winston Churchill. He was then removed from the hall without any warning. The judge decided this was an assault. Alfred Hawkins had a broken kneecap. He was given £100, which is a lot of money, plus his court costs.
In March 1912, the group listened to speeches from people like George Lansbury, Edith Mansell-Moullin, and Victor Duval. The speakers talked about how upset they were about the treatment of William Ball. He was a man who supported women's right to vote and went on a hunger strike. The authorities force-fed him and caused him to become very unwell. They also separated him from his family. Henry Nevinson wrote a small book about William Ball's case for the League. Its subtitle was "Official Brutality on the increase". This meant that the government's harsh actions were getting worse.
See also
In Spanish: Liga de Hombres por el Sufragio de las Mujeres para niños
- Women's Social and Political Union, which also had male members in the Men’s Political Union for Women’s Enfranchisement (MPU).
- Women's suffrage
