The Equal Franchise Act of 1928

1928 年平等特许经营法

• 批准号: 2887918
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Royal Holloway University of London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2887918
• 关键词: Equal; Franchise; Act; 1928

The Equal Franchise Act of 1928 is one of the most important Acts in UK democratic history. Recognised by UNESCO's Memory of the World UK Register for its exceptional historical significance, it granted equal voting rights to women and men for the first time. As a result, both men and women could vote at the age of 21, free from any property qualification. Its passage marked, in essence, the moment the UK became a full democracy. Supported by The National Archives (TNA) and UK Parliamentary Archives (UKPA), this project will work towards the upcoming 2028 centenary of the landmark Act by combining traditional archival research with the design, delivery, and evaluation of a research driven public programme of activity to commemorate its passage. This programme will include an online exhibition, blogs, podcasts, and an events series collaboratively produced with TNA and UKPA, resourced by Royal Holloway, and hosted on a bespoke RHUL project website.The project will contribute essential new research towards a fuller understanding of the Act in the run-up to the centenary, exploring the efforts of the wide range of women and organisations involved in campaigning for equal suffrage; the diversity of their experiences, methods, and priorities; and varying ideas about citizenship in interwar Britain. Building on the collaborative work undertaken during the 2018 centenary of partial female suffrage, the public programme will further promote inclusion by actively engaging more diverse audiences in the work of UKPA and TNA, providing innovative new resources to better represent the society the two institutions serve.The accompanying 40,000-word reflective thesis will provide a critical commentary on the project's impact upon audiences' understanding of the Act. It will also examine how the commemorative approach adopted is advancing the practice of commemorating national anniversaries, and identifying lessons for the future.

1928年的《平等选举权法》是英国民主史上最重要的法案之一。它因其特殊的历史意义而被联合国教科文组织的世界记忆联合王国名录认可，首次赋予男女平等的投票权。因此，男子和妇女都可以在21岁时投票，不受任何财产限制。从本质上讲，它的通过标志着英国成为一个完全民主国家的时刻。在国家档案馆（TNA）和英国议会档案馆（UKPA）的支持下，该项目将致力于将传统的档案研究与设计，交付和评估研究驱动的公共活动计划相结合，以纪念其通过。该方案将包括一个在线展览、博客、播客和一系列与TNA和UKPA合作制作的活动，由皇家霍洛威提供资源，并在一个定制的RHUL项目网站上主办，该项目将为在百年纪念前更全面地了解该法案提供重要的新研究，探索参与平等选举权运动的广大妇女和组织的努力;他们的经验、方法和优先事项的多样性;以及两次世界大战之间英国对公民身份的不同看法。在2018年女性部分选举权百年纪念期间开展的合作工作的基础上，公共计划将进一步促进包容，积极吸引更多不同的受众参与UKPA和TNA的工作，提供创新的新资源，以更好地代表这两个机构所服务的社会。000字的反思论文将提供一个批判性的评论项目的影响，观众的理解法案。报告还将审查所采取的纪念办法如何推动纪念国家周年的做法，并为今后确定经验教训。