Female Emancipation Flashcards
1
Q
Why was the female suffrage a difficult issue
A
Parties weren’t sure on the impact of the female vote, this making them reluctant.
2
Q
Why were the liberal not keen on female emancipation
A
Social reforms were already taken up lots of time, also could potentially disadvantage the party
3
Q
What other reason made women getting the vote difficult
A
40% of working men couldn’t vote, conservatives against this. Some women also disagreed with the idea of female suffrage
4
Q
Who were the NUWSS
A
Non violent suffrage group by Millicent Fawcett. Had 500k members
5
Q
Who were the WSPU
A
Violent suffrage set up by Emmeline Pankhurst
6
Q
Actions of the WSPU
A
1913- Cat and Mouse Act (refuse to eat, released, rearrest)
Arson attacks-set fire to DLGs house
