The granddaughter of a leading suffragette spoke about the issues that women in Bolton face. Suffragettes fought hard for women's rights in the early 20th century, paving the way for women's right to ...

Known for her work as a suffragette, Isabel Greenwood made her mark on the history of Maine as one of the state's most vocal leaders of the women's suffrage movement.

Suffragettes had been campaigning for the right to vote since the start of the 20th century. One of Britain's most famous suffragettes, Emily Wilding Davison, came from Northumberland.