Suffragettes

Question 1

Name some disadvantages of women getting the vote.

Answer 1

It will lead to the breakdown of family.

Women don’t quite know how to vote since they have never voted.

Question 2

When were the suffragists formed?

Answer 2

1897

Question 3

What did the Suffragists gain?

Answer 3

They gained the support of some liberal and conservative MP’S

Question 4

Who was the leader of the Suffragists?

Answer 4

Millicent Fawcett

Question 5

What does the NUWSS stand for?

Answer 5

National Union Women Suffrage Societies

Question 6

What did the Suffragists do in 1911?

Answer 6

They held 4000 meetings to support the conciliation bill.

Question 7

When were the Suffragettes formed?

Answer 7

In 1903

Question 8

Who was the leader of the Suffragettes?

Answer 8

Emmeline Pankhurst

Question 9

What does WSPU stand for?

Answer 9

Women social and political union

Question 10

When did Emily Davison die?

Answer 10

1913 Derby Day

Question 11

How did the Suffragettes protest?

Answer 11

Direct Action/ Violently Protested

Question 12

How did the WW| have an impact on votes for women?

Answer 12

Women helped to recruit men to fight and helped in the workplace. They changed attitudes.

Question 13

When did all women get the vote?

Answer 13

In 1928, which shows that war was a factor of women getting the vote but not the main reason.