Marching for Freedom - The Suffragette Story - Retford Library - Adult Learning

Come and learn about how a group of determined women changed the politics of a country.

On this course you will gain an insight into the British suffragette movement and become familiar with key women’s rights activists, suffragettes, and suffragette groups. You will also find out about their tactics, how they moved to become more militant, and how they were treated as a result.

On this course you will

Assess and discuss the origins of the women’s suffrage movement and why early attempts failed.

Discover and discuss the lead up to militancy in the movement

Look at the politics of why the women were treated the way they were

Evaluate and discuss why (some) women received the vote in 1918, comparing different arguments and assessing key documents.

Look at the activities of local women, and the movement in Nottinghamshire using archival material

Reflect upon and discuss the role of protest in effecting political change

No resources are required for this course however; you may wish to bring a notepad and pen to take notes.

Funding and Fees

If you receive certain benefits, you may be able to take the course for free.
If money is stopping you from enrolling, please visit our funding page to see what help is available.

Living in England

To book and join one of our courses, you must live in England permanently and either:

• Live inside the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) area (Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire)

or

• Live outside the devolved areas listed below

You cannot enrol if you live in these devolved areas:

•    Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)
•    Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

•    Greater London Authority
•    North East Combined Authority
•    South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
•    Tees Valley Combined Authority
•    West Midlands Combined Authority
•    West of England Combined Authority
•    West Yorkshire Combined Authority
•    Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
•    York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
•    Hull and East Yorkshire
•    Greater Lincolnshire
•    Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority
•    Cornwall Council
•    Lancashire Combined County Authority
•    Buckinghamshire

•    Warwickshire

•    Surrey

Residency Requirements (Additional Information)

If you live in the UK on a visa, we’ll need evidence of your visa to confirm funding. You can upload this when applying, and you’ll need to complete a short questionnaire.

Some exceptions include:

• Your visa must last until after your course ends.

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for at least 6 months while their claim is being processed.

• You are supported by your local authority under Section 23C or 23CA of the Children Act 1989, or under the Care Act 2014.

Anyone who does not meet the funding criteria would need to pay full course fees.