Rights For Women

Question 0

By the 1890s list ways in which women have achieved greater equality

Answer 0

Women were recognised as individuals in the law rather than being in possession of the husband
Shop work gave women new opportunities
Middle-class women got better education

Question 1

List ways in which women were treated as second-class citizens in the late 1800s?

Answer 1

Couldn't vote 
Lower pay
Domestic servants
Heritage always goes to the man
They couldn't be a doctor or lawyer
If a woman divorced a man her children and all of her belongings would go to her husband

Question 2

Who were the suffragists?

Answer 2

This suffragists were group of middle-class women trying to earn the vote.

Question 3

Where the suffragists protests peaceful or violent

Answer 3

Peaceful

Question 4

I want a peaceful

Answer 4

The suffragists believed in winning the vote in a peaceful and non-violent way

Question 5

He were the suffragettes

Answer 5

The suffragettes were another group of women who were middle-class and were trying to also win the vote

Question 6

What was the difference between the suffragists and suffragettes

Answer 6

The suffragettes were violent

Question 7

Who was the leader of the movement suffragists

Answer 7

Miss Millicent Fawcett

Question 8

How did they protest? Suffragists

Answer 8

Through petitions, organised meetings and leaflets

Question 9

Was the leader of the suffragette

Answer 9

Emily Pankhurst

Question 10

Who was the nuwss?

Answer 10

The suffragists

Question 11

What else were the suffragettes Known as

Answer 11

WSPU

Question 12

Examples of some of the things the suffragettes did

Answer 12

Burnt postboxes
Bombed buildings
Set fire to churches

Question 13

What was the suffragettes problem

Answer 13

Nobody liked the suffragettes because of how violent they were. This meant that not many people supported them

Question 14

Why did the suffragists get annoyed with the suffragettes

Answer 14

Because everyone on the outside thought the suffragists were like the suffragettes. Nobody would pay them any attention

Question 15

Who is Emily Davison

Answer 15

Emily Davison was part of the suffragettes

Question 16

Is Emily Davison famous for?

Answer 16

During the derby horserace Emily Davison jumped off her horse, to gain attention for the suffragettes. Many people are shocked as Emily Davison died. She jumped off a force in front of the Kings horse.

Question 17

Why do you think Emily Davison chose to do this at the Derby horserace

Answer 17

The Derby was a well known event which attracted many people, women and men including the Royal family so attracted a lot of publicity.

Question 18

What was Emily Davison previously known for

Answer 18

She had been in prison nine times already for throwings stains, smashing windows, assaulted a vicar, and set fire to a postbox.

Question 19

What did Emily Davison do to make more of an impact

Answer 19

She jumped off in front of the Kings horse

Question 20

Why did people believe that Emily Davison had martyred herself

Answer 20

If Emily had jumped in front of the horse and survived, it wouldn’t have made such an impact. This shows how much she cared and wanted to fight.

Question 21

What were the positive outcomes of Emily Davison’s death

Answer 21

She gave the suffragettes publicity, she showed how much they all believed in the cause, she martyred herself, the suffragettes gained more followers, and the funeral was attended by thousands

Question 22

What were the negative impacts on the death of Emily Davison

Answer 22

She injured the jockey and the Kings horse, she gave suffragettes a worse name, caused a disturbance between other women, many people didn’t care about her death they were more bothered about the Kings horse and jockey