Suffragets Flashcards
At the start of 1914, there were two groups of women campaigning for the right to vote:
suffragettes and suffragists
Success
the news paper ‘votes for women’ sold 40,000 copies in 1912 and they produced posters, postcards and letters
the slogan ‘votes for women’ was found everywhere
they were very organised- mass marches/rallies
what was there aim
to speed up the process of gaining the vote on equal terms with men
when was it founded
1903
who was arrested for shouting and spitting in a policeman’s face and for hitting him in the mouth?
what did this gain?
in 1905 Christabel Pankhurst and Annie Kenny were arrested at a liberal party
publicity
What did they do on downing street
chained themselves to railings and graffitied government buildings
Examples of what other bad things they did where
Smashing windows Cutting telegraph wires Destroying post boxes Museums destroyed Art galleries destroyed Golf courses destroyed
What is one of the worst things someone did
1912 a suffragette through an axe at a prime minister
1913 David Lloyd George’s house was firebombed
what did they do in prison
they went on hunger strike
