Paper 2: Votes for Women Flashcards
What was the name of the first female Doctor?
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
What percentage of married women worked by 1911?
10%
What did the 1901 Factory Act do?
Reduced women workers hours by 1 hour.
In what year was the NUWSS formed?
1897
In which countries could women already vote?
New Zealand and some states of the USA and Australia, Norway, Finland
How many branches did the NUWSS have?
500
List 3 methods used by the NUWSS
Marches, petitions, lobbying MPs, helping with By Elections, meetings, rallies etc.
Name 5 methods used by the WSPU
Arson, disrupting Liberal meetings, slashing art work, sabotage of golf courses, burning letter boxes, smashing windows, chaining to rails, refusal to pay taxes, boycotting 1911 census.
What was the name of the WSPU paper and how many copies were sold?
Votes for Women, 40,000
What famous march took place in 1913?
Women’s Pilgrimage
What did the Conciliation Bill aim to do?
Bring Govt and women closer by discussing possible votes.
What did the stalling of Asquith and the Conciliation Bill led to?
Black Friday
What did the Cat and Mouse Act do?
Releases hunger strikers then re-arrests them.
What did Mary Humphry Ward set up?
Anti Suffrage League
Who died at the 1913 Derby?
Emily Davidson
What did the WSPU organise in 1915?
The Right to Serve March
What was the nickname of munitionettes?
Canaries
How many women died from overexposure to TNT?
400
What happened at Silvertown in 1917?
TNT factory exploded
How many members of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps were there?
57000
Name 2 other female military groups who helped during WW1?
VADS and FANY
When were women finally given the vote?
Febraury 1918
What age could women vote from?
30
