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Votes for women Coursework Why did a campaign for women's suffrage develop in the years after 1870? The late 19th century saw dramatic changes in Britain's society and industry. More and more women were campaigning for women's suffrage in the years after 1870 and the Industrial Revolution completely evolved the way Britain produced goods. Although there were a lot of changes which helped women's status, some things remained static, such as the Franchise Laws, denying women the right to vote. A campaign for women's suffrage developed in 1870 because women were frustrated that they were being made second class citizens. They started to be more aware thus realised how unfairly their sex was being treated and wanted to change this. New inventions such as the telephone and the steam locomotive emerged, makings Britain's economy one of the fastest growing at the time. While Britain's economy and industry moved forward, women were still...

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