explain why sufferage campaign harmed cause of womens vote

Question 1

There actions where aggressive and people did not agree with the violence

Answer 1

Police and others where being attacked and private property destroyed. People did not see this action as worthy of the vote

Question 2

Peaceful and political actions of the suffragists had been slowly starting to convince people women deserved to vote

Answer 2

The violence and destruction of the suffragette campaign ruined this

Question 3

The media twisted there actions for there own benefit which indoctrinated peoples views on the suffragettes campaign

Answer 3

They where pretreated as dangerous and rebellious women (not intelligent enough for the vote)

Question 4

Men used there violence as a reason not to give women the vote

Answer 4

They claimed that bullying or blackmailing government into giving women the vote ruined there chances. Some said men would have given them the vote if it wasn’t for these actions

Question 5

The government took action against the violence branding them ‘female terrorists’

Answer 5

The police created a surveillance and intelligence unit to keep an eye on them and leading politicians given a police escort

Question 6

Despite attempts to continue protest within prisons ie hungar strikes the government continued to combat there protests

Answer 6

Force feeding women in prisons was permitted using tubes inserted directly into the stomach