Allowed imprisonment for men who beat their wives for up to 6 months.

Made common assault an offence and criminalised inflicting bodily injury, with or without a weapon.

Allowed women survivors of violence in marriage to obtain separation orders.

Gave married women the right of absolute control over their own money and property.

All women over 21 were granted the same voting rights as men.

Rape was legally defined for the first time.

This landmark legislation made it illegal to have different pay scales for men and women for the same work or work of equal value.

Required local authorities to provide welfare services to disabled people.

The world's first safe house for women and children escaping domestic abuse was opened by Refuge in Chiswick, London.

Made it illegal to discriminate against women in employment, education, and training, and gave women the right to maternity pay.

Significantly extended rights to prevent discrimination on the grounds of race.

The act of FGM became a criminal offence.

Established by Women’s Aid, providing a critical support line.

The first research into the experiences of black women and domestic abuse was released.

In a historic ruling, the House of Lords declared that it was a crime for a husband to rape his wife.

The UN officially recognised violence against women and girls as a human rights violation.

New legislation introduced to protect people from harassment.

Introduced to exclude perpetrators from the home and prevent threats or violence.

Broken Rainbow (now run by Galop) set up the first helpline for LGBT+ survivors.

Increased penalties and explicitly covered UK nationals who took children abroad for FGM.

The first national report by Women’s Aid on the impact of domestic abuse on disabled women.

Scheme introduced to help migrant survivors with No Recourse to Public Funds access benefits.

Gives anyone the right to ask the police if their partner has a history of domestic violence offences.

A huge step forward, making patterns of controlling behaviour a criminal offence under the Serious Crime Act.

Legally defined domestic abuse and recognised children as victims in their own right.

Refuge, with partners, successfully campaigned to extend the time limit for reporting common assault.

Threats to share intimate images is now a criminal offence thanks to campaigning by Zara McDermott and others.

After campaigning, the Act was updated to include duties for tech companies around coercive control and VAWG.

Guardian Angel is launched, becoming the world's first website to combine zero-knowledge encryption, comprehensive safety tools, and a survivor-led vision into a single, live and accessible ecosystem. It represents a new chapter in using technology to empower survivors.