Hearing the voices of Suffragettes who secured the vote for women at the closing event of the suffrage centenary campaign @XGovCentenary. Teamwork by champions, networks and volunteers in the UK and abroad made this possible. DFID ⁦@KeelaShackell⁩

@JoannaRoperFCO SuffrageFlagRelay Suffrage Centenary - Cross Gov @diploeconomist Foreign Office @SMcDonaldFCO @MatthewRycroft1 @KeelaShackell @ellie_binks Proud to have held it Wilton Park in July with the SOAS Centre for International Studies & Diplomacy students Alexandra MacAulay Abdelwahab Musa Bwanali Kamilia when discussing education for girls & #SDGs #LeaveNoGirlBehind with Malala Fund CAMFED - Campaign for Female Education @JLallaMaharajh Dr. Jennifer Cassidy @MattJacksonUK

'She voted early, and she voted in strength,' #Brighton Herald reporting on the 1918 General Election that took place #onthisday and was dubbed 'the Women's Election' #VotesForWomen #WomensHistory #SuffrageCentenary Vote 100 Suffrage Centenary - Cross Gov The Women’s Equality Party

Hugely enjoyed contributing to the 100 years, 100 women blog series (which formed part of the brilliant Suffrage Centenary - Cross Gov celebrations) earlier this year. I have since moved roles, but my magic wand sentiments remain the same! 💁🏻‍♀️ #Vote100 100years100women.blog.gov.uk/2018/04/03/geo…

Today Emmeline Pankhurst’s statue is unveiled in her home town of Manchester marking 100 yrs since some women first voted in a general election. #FridayFact this is the 2nd statue of a woman in Manchester, the 1st was Queen Victoria unveiled in 1901. #Vote100 #votesforwomen

Had a fab week of events with Suffrage Centenary - Cross Gov celebrating the centenary of the first women going to the polls! 💪🏼💃🏻

Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn falch o oleuo’n hadeilad i ddathlu canmlwyddiant y bleidlais i fenywod. Dyma ddiwedd 12 mis o ddigwyddiadau i gofio canmlwyddiant Deddf Cynrychiolaeth y Bobl 1918. @xgovcentenary SuffrageFlagRelay #hawlpleidlais100 #taithbanerybleidlais

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The amazing finale to the SuffrageFlagRelay relay

Bit wobbly at the start but here is the incredible @marathonshine singing The Pankhurst Anthem commissioned by BBC Radio 3. Composed by Lucy Pankhurst, Words by Helen Pankhurst

Since it's nearly Christmas we can't resist a couple more Department blogs..... Today we hear from the Home Office and current Civil Servant Hannah's aunt Mil who was one of the early factory inspectors 100years100women.blog.gov.uk/2018/12/17/hom…

Celebrating the first Female Permanent Secretary, pioneering women in the sector and incredible Civil Servants, today's blog is from Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov 100years100women.blog.gov.uk/2018/12/18/min…

Penultimate Department blog and today we hear from @beisgovuk, highlighting how women in industry have been a force for change 100years100women.blog.gov.uk/2018/12/19/100…

Final department blog alert! And the honour goes to HM Revenue & Customs whose executive committee give us an insight into what it's like to be a woman in the department. 100years100women.blog.gov.uk/2018/12/20/hm-…

Our last tweet of this phenomenal suffrage year. The amazing @marathonshine singing the Pankhurst Anthem. Commissioned by BBC Radio 3 , music by Lucy Pankhurst and lyrics by Helen Pankhurst . Claire opened our launch event in Feb, and closed our celebration on 14 Dec.