This Kapow pupil video is part of the Kapow Primary History scheme of work. It explores the 1911 Census boycott, a powerful protest by the suffrage movement fighting for women’s right to vote.

Pupils learn about the difference between suffragists and suffragettes, and how Emmeline Pankhurst encouraged women to refuse to be counted in the census as a way to highlight injustice. The video explains how some women hid or spoiled their census forms with powerful messages like “no vote, no census,” showing courage and determination. It also helps pupils understand the legacy of the suffrage movement and how it eventually led to all women gaining the right to vote.

The video is designed to be shown to pupils as part of History, Upper key stage 2, Year 6, *New* What can the census tell us about local areas? Lesson 4: Why did some women refuse to fill out the census in 1911?