Timeline: 1832- Mary Smith presented the first womens suffrage petition to Parliament. 1866- A womens suffrage commitee was formed in London. 1867- Lydia Becker founded the Manchester National Society for Womens Suffrage. 1897- National Union of Womens Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) was founded. 1903- Womens Social and Political Union (WSPU) was formed by Emmeline Pankhurst and two of her daughters. Mrs Pankhurst was arrested, tried and imprisoned on a number of ocassions over the next decade. 1907- Womens Freedom League founded by Charlotte Despard and Teresa Billington-Grieg. 1909- Hunger strikes and force-feeding began. 1914- First World War begins and WSPU and NUWSS cease campaigning. 1918- Representation of the People Act passed allowing men over 21 and women over 30 to vote. 1919- Nancy Astor is the first female MP to sit in the House of Commons. 1928- Representation of the People Act is amended and allows everyone over the age of 21 to vote 1970- Equal Pay Act - men and women get the same wage for same job.