In a monograph first in home science history of суфражизма and his influence is examined on political and cultural life of Great Britain. An author exposes features and reasons of evolution of motion during three periods of history of country, explaining how his supporters went across from collection of signatures under parliamentary petitions to the forward measures. Paid attention to the scantily explored aspects of question : masculine суфражизму and to антисуфражистскому motion. Basic materials for a book are collected in archives and libraries of Great Britain : the Бодлианской library, British library, Woman library, archive of Museum of London, archive of the Woman national антисуфражистской league of and otherО. В. Шнырова is a candidate of historical sciences, докторант of Institute of universal history of WOUNDS (2001-2004), member of the Russian association of researchers of woman history.