Suffrage Flashcards
What is suffrage?
“Suffrage” means the right to vote.
In what time did women start campainging for suffrage?
In the late 19th to 20th centuries.
Did all women support these movements?
No. Some were comfortable with their current roles.
What were the main two political unions formed for womens suffrage?
The two groups were named the “National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies” and the “Women’s Social and Political Union.”
What were these groups nicknamed?
They were nicknamed the Suffragists and Suffragettes.
What colours did they both wear?
Purple, white and green.
What was the difference between these two groups?
The Suffragists were members of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) and were lead by Millicent Garrett Fawcett. They campaigned for votes for middle-class, property-owning women and believed in peaceful protest.
The Suffragettes were lead by Emmeline Pankhurst - a former member of the NUWUSS. She broke of because she didn’t think the group was achieving anything. Therefore she made a new group called the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) or the Suffragettes. The Suffragettes knew they needed media attention to get what they wanted, creating a motto ‘Deeds Not Words‘. As they became more aggressive, people started to listen. Their tactics included: breaking windows, planting bombs, handcuffing themselves to railings and going on hunger strikes.
