Suffragetes Flashcards

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What name was given to the area of life, including business and politics, which were unsuitable for women?

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Public Sphere

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What is the name given to the area of life, centred around women and the home?

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Domestic Sphere

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What justification was used to back up this point of view?

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Women were too intellectually feeble and emotionally fragile for public life

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What statistic can you use which proves that women were discriminated against the public sphere?

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Only 10% of married women were employed

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What area of work was it thought suitable for unmarried women to seek employment and why?

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Domestic service- domestic sphere

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Why had by 1910, women been allowed the right to vote in local elections?

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Because the issues involved affected the domestic sphere

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Even though more girls’ schools were opening in 1910 there was still a fundamental injustice. Can you name it?

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Girls were not taught the same subjects as boys

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More women were going to university by 1910 but why was this really not significant?

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Numbers of graduates were still very small

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Even though some women were training to be doctors what obstacle did some initially face?

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Universities refused to grant degrees

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What does the word ‘suffrage’ mean?

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The right to vote

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Who had the right to vote in Britain before 1919

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All adult males (21 and over)

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What is a General Election

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A national vote which elects a government

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By the end of the 19th century women had begun to come together to win the right to vote. What were they know as?

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Suffragist

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What does NUWSS stand for?

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The National Union of Women’s Suffrage

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Who founded this society? What year was it founded?

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Millicent Fawcett (wife of Liberal MP); 1897

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Why was Millicent Fawcett determined to only use peaceful protest means and persuasive argument?

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To prove that women are rational and sensible enough to deserve the vote

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Give 3 examples of tactics employed by NUWSS

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Put forward their own (male) supporters to become MPs; produce pamphlets and newspapers; train women to debate and make speeches

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Why were these tactics criticised?

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They are taking too long to have significant effect

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Who was Emmaline Pankhurst?

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Leader of the Manchester branch of NUWSS

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What did she do in 1903 and why did she do it?

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Broke away from the NUWSS because she became frustrated with its slow progress

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What society did she form?

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Women’s Social and Political Union ( WSPU)

22
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What was the WSPU’s slogan?

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‘Deeds not words’

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What do you think the slogan meant?

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That WSPU would not restrict itself to peaceful protest

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What was the given to the members of the WSPU and by whom was it given?

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Suffragette; Daily Mail

25
Why did Emmaline Pankhurst believe that extreme action was justified?
Because denying the vote of women was an intolerable social injustice; would gain the maximum press attention for the Cause
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Give 3 examples of direct action taken by the WSPU
Chained themselves to railings; smash windows of public buildings; go on hunger strike in prison
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What did Emily Davison famously do?
Was killed when trying to stop the King' horse at the Derby in 1913
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Why did the NUWSS withdraw financial support from the WSPU?
The campaigns were becoming more violent and NUWSS believed in purely peaceful protest
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What group away from the WSPU and when did they?
Women's Freedom League (WFL)- 1907
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Why did they break away?
Because, although they supported direct action, they did not believe in breaking the law
31
In what way is it fair to say that Britain was divided in 1910?
Into supporters of the women's suffrage and the opponents
32
Name 3 groups which formed to oppose women's suffrage?
Men's League for Opposing Women's Suffrage; National League for Opposing Women's Suffrage; Women's Anti-Suffrage League
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What was the collective nickname used to describe these groups'?
The 'Antis'
34
Were newspapers generally opposed to or supportive of women's suffrage?
Opposed to
35
How did the newspapers often criticise suffragettes?
By lampooning them in 'humorous' cartoons
36
Can you give an example?
Suffragettes made to seem like ugly spinsters who were bitter they could not find a husband
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How did women continue to protest whilst in prison?
Hunger Strike
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Why were the hunger strikes embarrassing for the government?
They looked if the middle class, respectable women were dying in prison
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What wS the Liberal government's reaction to hunger strikes and what did it involve?
Force feeding by holding a woman down and pouring liquidised food down tubes inserted in her nose
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What effect did have on the public opinion of the government?
There was public outrage
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When did the government end its campaign of force feeding?
1913
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Why did the campaign of force feeding help the Suffragette's cause?
Women's bravery inspired others; provided excellent propaganda material
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What piece of legislation did the government pass to to combat hunger strikes and how did it work?
Temporary Discharge for Ill Health Act- suffragettes would be sent home to recover and rearrested when they regain their strength
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What nickname was given to this law?
The 'Cat and Mouse' Act