▁ 1 ▁million ▁single ▁women ▁were ▁registered ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁local ▁government ▁elections ▁in ▁England . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man ▁( in ▁the ▁British ▁Is les ▁but ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ) ▁passed ▁a ▁law ▁giving ▁the ▁vote ▁to ▁single ▁and ▁wid owed ▁women ▁who ▁passed ▁a ▁property ▁qual ification . ▁This ▁was ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁elections ▁for ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Ke ys , ▁in ▁the ▁Island ' s ▁parliament , ▁T yn wald . ▁This ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁universal ▁suff rage ▁for ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁later ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁campaign ▁groups ▁for ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁in ▁national ▁elections ▁were ▁formed ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁lo bb y ▁M embers ▁of ▁Parliament ▁and ▁gain ▁support . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁sevent een ▁of ▁these ▁groups ▁came ▁together ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁National ▁Union ▁of ▁Women ' s ▁Su ff rage ▁Soci eties ▁( NU W SS ), ▁who ▁held ▁public ▁meet ings , ▁wrote ▁letters ▁to ▁polit icians ▁and ▁published ▁various ▁texts . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁the ▁N U W SS ▁organized ▁its ▁first ▁large ▁process ion . ▁This ▁march ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁M ud ▁March ▁as ▁over ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁women ▁tr ud ged ▁through ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁London ▁from ▁Hy de ▁Park ▁to ▁Ex eter ▁Hall ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁women