suffrage movement notes pt. 2 Flashcards
when did Queen Victoria become the queen of england
in 1837
what happened in 1884
the Third Reform Act was brought in
was was the function of the third reform act
this made the number of working class men who could vote increase, and a total of five million men could now vote - every british male who had not committed a crime of any sort, a lord or a lunatic could now vote
when was the suffragist group formed and what did they stand for
women formed a group in 1897 called the Suffragists, that demanded the right to vote through peaceful demonstrations and logical reasoning
what was the result of the hard work done by the suffragists and suffragettes
by 1918, women over 30 years old could vote;
by 1928, women were finally given the same political rights as men
what were the repsresenting colours of the suffrage movement
purple - dignity
white - purity
green - hope
