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Britain at the turn of the Century: Society: Although valuable social reform had taken place during the years leading up to and in the early 20th Century, this period was a time of sharp conflict between employers and workers. Reforms such as National Insurance and Old Age Pensions could not disguise the fact that there had been a rise in the cost of living. Wages fell behind prices, and Britain's industrial supremacy was coming to an end, reflected by an increase in unemployment. Another important social issue at the time was the right for women to vote. In 1897 a Bill to give women women the right to vote had reached a second reading in the House of Commons, but had been 'talked out' by one of its opponents. In 1903 Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst founded the Women's Social and Political Union with the hope of a formal organization being able to advance...

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