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The Fawcett Society is a membership charity in the United Kingdom which campaigns for women's rights. The organisation dates back to 1866, when Millicent Garrett Fawcett dedicated her life to the peaceful campaign for women's suffrage. Originally named the London National Society for Women's Suffrage, and later as the London Society for Women's Suffrage, the organization was renamed The Fawcett Society in 1953. It is a charity registered with the Charity Commission and has a membership of around 3,000. Its supporters include Carrie Gracie, Emma Thompson, and Ophelia Lovibond.

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  • The Fawcett Society is a membership charity in the United Kingdom which campaigns for women's rights. The organisation dates back to 1866, when Millicent Garrett Fawcett dedicated her life to the peaceful campaign for women's suffrage. Originally named the London National Society for Women's Suffrage, and later as the London Society for Women's Suffrage, the organization was renamed The Fawcett Society in 1953. It is a charity registered with the Charity Commission and has a membership of around 3,000. Its supporters include Carrie Gracie, Emma Thompson, and Ophelia Lovibond. The organisation's vision is a society in which women and girls in all their diversity are equal and free to fulfil their potential, creating a stronger, happier, better future for all. Its key areas of campaign work include equal pay, equal power, tackling gender norms and stereotypes and defending women's rights. The Society publishes its own research and aims to bring together politicians, academics, grassroots activists and wider civil society in service of gender equality. There are local Fawcett Society groups across the UK, which support the campaigning work of Fawcett and organise events and activities in their areas. Locations include Devon, Milton Keynes and Tyneside. The library and archives of the Society, formerly the Fawcett Library, are now part of the Women's Library at the British Library of Political and Economic Science, the main library of the London School of Economics and Political Science. (en)
  • La Fawcett Society es una organización benéfica del Reino Unido que lucha por los derechos de la mujer y la igualdad de género. Las raíces de la organización se remontan a 1866, cuando Millicent Garrett Fawcett dedicó su vida a la campaña pacífica por el sufragio femenino. Originalmente llamada London National Society for Women's Suffrage, y más tarde London Society for Women's Suffrage, la organización pasó a llamarse Fawcett Society en 1953.​ Es una caridad registrada en la Comisión de Caridad y tiene una afiliación de alrededor 3,000 personas, entre las que se incluyen famosas como Jenni Murray, Carrie Gracie, Emma Thompson, y Ophelia Lovibond.​ La visión de la organización es una sociedad en la que las mujeres y las niñas, en toda su diversidad, sean iguales y verdaderamente libres para realizar su potencial, creando un futuro más fuerte, más feliz y mejor para todos nosotros. Sus áreas clave de trabajo de campaña incluyen la igualdad de remuneración, la igualdad de poder, la lucha contra las normas y los estereotipos de género y la defensa de los derechos de la mujer. La Sociedad Fawcett publica investigaciones convincentes para educar, informar y dirigir el debate; reúne a políticos, académicos, activistas de base y la sociedad civil en general para desarrollar soluciones innovadoras y prácticas, y realiza campañas con mujeres y hombres para lograr el cambio..​ Hay grupos locales de la Fawcett Society en todo el Reino Unido, que apoyan el trabajo de campaña de Fawcett y organizan eventos y actividades en sus áreas. Las ubicaciones incluyen Devon, Milton Keynes y Tyneside. ​ La biblioteca y los archivos de la Sociedad, conocidos como la Biblioteca Fawcett, forman ahora parte de la Biblioteca de la Mujer de la Biblioteca Británica de Ciencias Políticas y Económicas, la biblioteca principal de la London School of Economics and Political Science.​ (es)
  • La Fawcett Society est une société savante établie en 1953 à Londres. (fr)
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  • Jemima Olchawski , Fiona Mactaggart , Dame Jenni Murray OBE (President) (en)
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  • La Fawcett Society est une société savante établie en 1953 à Londres. (fr)
  • The Fawcett Society is a membership charity in the United Kingdom which campaigns for women's rights. The organisation dates back to 1866, when Millicent Garrett Fawcett dedicated her life to the peaceful campaign for women's suffrage. Originally named the London National Society for Women's Suffrage, and later as the London Society for Women's Suffrage, the organization was renamed The Fawcett Society in 1953. It is a charity registered with the Charity Commission and has a membership of around 3,000. Its supporters include Carrie Gracie, Emma Thompson, and Ophelia Lovibond. (en)
  • La Fawcett Society es una organización benéfica del Reino Unido que lucha por los derechos de la mujer y la igualdad de género. Las raíces de la organización se remontan a 1866, cuando Millicent Garrett Fawcett dedicó su vida a la campaña pacífica por el sufragio femenino. Originalmente llamada London National Society for Women's Suffrage, y más tarde London Society for Women's Suffrage, la organización pasó a llamarse Fawcett Society en 1953.​ (es)
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