suffrage movement notes pt. 2

Question 1

when did Queen Victoria become the queen of england

Answer 1

in 1837

Question 2

what happened in 1884

Answer 2

the Third Reform Act was brought in

Question 3

was was the function of the third reform act

Answer 3

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

Question 4

when was the suffragist group formed and what did they stand for

Answer 4

women formed a group in 1897 called the Suffragists, that demanded the right to vote through peaceful demonstrations and logical reasoning

Question 5

what was the result of the hard work done by the suffragists and suffragettes

Answer 5

by 1918, women over 30 years old could vote;

by 1928, women were finally given the same political rights as men

Question 6

what were the repsresenting colours of the suffrage movement

Answer 6

purple - dignity
white - purity
green - hope