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The Chartist Movement was a political and social reform that took place in Great Britain between 1838 and 1848. It was also called the People’s Charter because it was made up of mainly the working class people. This movement was led under William Lovett, focusing on six demands such as male suffrage, equal electoral districts, secret ballot voting, payments for Parliament members, annual election of the Parliament, and abolition to the need for property qualification for the Parliament. These demands for change in England were signed and presented the Charter to the House of Commons which were rejected by vote. The mass movement eventually turned into a violent revolt and ended after three petitions. The Chartist Movement fits the theme because it represented one of the movements for changes in elite and popular culture. It brought about developments and improvements on and voting rights for the working class in the 19th century.
 * 9. Changes in elite and popular culture, such as the development of new attitudes toward religion, the family, work, and ritual **
 * Chartist Movement -1838 **

Everett, Glenn. "Chartism or the Chartist Movement." __The Victorian Web__. 1987. 1999 .