Power And The People (10) Flashcards
Who led NUWSS?
Millie Fawcett
Who were Suffragists?
They believed in peaceful methods
Who ran WSPU?
Emmeline Pankhurst
What did WSPU believe in?
‘Deeds not words’
Who was the first Suffragette martyr?
Emily Davidson
What did women do when arrested?
Went on hunger strike
Why was hunger strike an issue for the government?
Didn’t want to create Marty’s and they had influential father or husbands
What was the governments original response to hunger strikes?
To force-feed women
What was the Prisoners Act?
Women should be released if they became too weak
What was the Prison Act known as?
The ‘Cat and Mouse Act’
What did many people believe Suffragettes did?
Held back women’s suffrage as they looked irrational and unbalanced
What were women known as during the war?
The ‘angle of the factory’
When did women get the vote?
1928
When was the Women’s Movement?
1960’s
When was the Equal Pay Act?
1970
