Historian opinions - women and the vote

Question 1

What did AJP Taylor say?

Answer 1

“War smoothed the way of democracy - it is one of the few things to be said in its favour”

Question 2

What did Martin Pugh say about the suffragists?

Answer 2

“decades during which they laboured quietly..were years of considerable progress for the cause”

Question 3

What did Anne Knight say in her book?

Answer 3

“she has been so habitually downtrodden, and has been so habitually treated this, that she is not conscious that it is an insult”