New Constitutional Society for Women's Suffrage
The 1911 Coronation Procession showing the tail-end of the ‘Pageant of Queens’ and a banner. Photo by Christina Broom | |
| Formation | 1910 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 1918 |
| Type | Women-only political movement |
| Purpose | Votes for women |
| Headquarters | Whitechapel |
| Methods | Demonstrations |
Key people | Adeline Chapman (president) |
The New Constitutional Society for Women's Suffrage (NCS) was a British organisation that campaigned for women to be given the vote. It was formed in January 1910 following the election to lobby Liberal members of parliament. The organisation was not militant and it did not support (or decry) the actions of suffragettes. Its objective was "... to unite all suffragists who believe in the anti-Government election policy, who desire to work by constitutional means, and to abstain from public criticism of other suffragists whose conscience leads them to adopt different methods". The NCS dissolved in June 1918 following the passing Representation of the People Act 1918 which gave the right to vote to women aged over 30 for the first time.