Britain - Womens voting rights

Question 1

Arguments For women getting the vote?

Answer 1

• Britain is not a true democracy.
• Improve mens sexual behavior if women equal.
• Both equal before god.
• Women vote in local elections.
• Women pay taxes.
• Women are doctors and Mayors, higher then some men.
• In other countries women have vote.

Question 2

Arguments against women getting vote?

Answer 2

• Womens place is in the Home, didn’t want to change nature.
• Women would not use it.
• Women do not fight in wars.
• Women ignorant to politics.
• Concerned about Violence of Suffragettes.

Question 3

NUWSS?

Answer 3

1897 - Millicent Fawcett, mainly middle class, peaceful, parliament campaigns. Allowed Men.

Question 4

WSPU?

Answer 4

1903 - Emmeline Pankhurst, middle class, violent. No men.

Question 5

WSPU campaign techniques?

Answer 5

• Heckled politicians
• Held marches
• Chained themselves to railings.
• Acid on Golf courses to spell ‘Votes for women’.
• Emily Davison ran out in front of the Kings horse at Derby in 1913.
• Set fire to buildings and burned post offices.

Question 6

When were women given the vote?

Answer 6

1918.

Question 7

Why really did the women get the vote?

Answer 7

• Conduct during the war.

Question 8

Restrictions to 1918 vote?

Answer 8

Women over 21 didn’t get the vote until 1928, 1918 representation of the people act gave the vote to men over 21. the war didn’t get women equality.

Question 9

The Representation of the people act?

Answer 9

Feb 1918, women over 30 who occupied property were allowed to have the vote. Was seen a success. Women under the age of 30, had to wait 10 years until they were allowed to vote at 21. This was done in 1928.

Question 10

The Private Sphere?

Answer 10

Women - Children and helping community, the home.

Question 11

The Public Sphere?

Answer 11

Men - Work, business and politics.

Question 12

Arguments against spheres?

Answer 12

• Women could vote in local elections, they could be doctors and mayors.

Question 13

How did violent methods help the suffragettes - YES?

Answer 13

• made front page news
• Inevitable, because of publicity.
• People began to accept, felt like they already had vote.

Question 14

How did violent methods help the suffragettes - NO?

Answer 14

• Government claimed women to violent.
• Government did not want to give in to violence.
• Violence turned men away.
• Violence, women not responsible.
• 1913-14 NUWSS growing at expense of WSPU because of people turning away from violence.

Question 15

What did Emily Davison do?

Answer 15

Emily Davison ran out in front of the Kings horse at Derby in 1913. She became a Martyr (Someone who is willing to die for there cause).

Question 16

What did the campaign groups do during the war?

Answer 16

During the first world war, the WSPU stopped all campaigning in order to focus on the war effort.

Question 17

What happened to women in Prison?

Answer 17

Women went on hunger strikes, therefore the government began force feeding because they didn’t want women to die. It would make the government look bad. ‘Cat and mouse act’ introduced?

Question 18

What was the ‘Cat and Mouse act’?

Answer 18

Women were released for prison when ill to get better. When better they were taken back in. This stopped women dieing in prison.

Question 19

Lloyd George replaces Asquith as prime minister in…

Answer 19

1916

Question 20

Lloyd George views on womens voting rights..

Answer 20

Supports it more then Asquith.