para 2 = suffragette movement Flashcards
knowledge
women’s social and political union led by emily pankhurstt, a former member of the NUWSS who was frustrated with the lack of progress they were making so she founded the WSPU which had a more violent approach to gaining the vote.
Methods used by WSPU were, Chaining themselves to railings and poles, going on hunger strikes, turning marches into violent outbreaks such as smashing windows of government buildings and vandalising golf courses and cricket pitches
analysis
it can be argued that the suffragettes were successful in their methods of gaining publicity for example they regularly made public headlines, talked about in parliament and were unavoidable in their methods
going on hunger strikes proved that the suffragette movement were passionate and determined about their cause for women gaining the vote- the brutal treatment faced by these women gained symphony from the publi
analysis +
by attacking politicains and chaining themselves to government buildings, the suffragettes found it hard to then persuade some mps to back their cause
evaluation
it portrayed women as being not emotionally stable enough to handle the responsibilities of voting, for example emily davidson ran onto kings horse during a racing event killing her on impact
this Reinforced the stereotype into many members of the public’s heads that the suffragettes were insane and not fit to gain the responsibility of the vote. whilst the peaceful campaign of the suffragists demonstrated that peaceful methods can gain more support and likability from the general public, this shows that the suffragists are a more imporant factor.
