Royal Holloway

Royal Holloway’s Society for Equal Citizenship

Since its opening in 1886, Royal Holloway College has had many student-led societies for sport, politics and other interests. In the 1920s, the College had an active Society for Equal Citizenship, which was a feminist group affiliated with the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship (NUSEC). The organisation formerly known as the National Union … Read more

‘Alliance Not Defiance’: Christiana Herringham and the Women’s Suffrage Movement

On Saturday 13th June 1908, the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) held a great procession. Its intention was to display the mass support for women’s suffrage. Ten thousand women marched through the streets of London, carrying over 70 banners. These banners were designed by Mary Lowndes, the founder of the Artists’ Suffrage League, … Read more