Suffragettes Flashcards
Why did people believe that woman shouldn’t have the vote?
Because men believed that woman were inferior to men and there brains didn’t have the mental capability of making correct decisions for who should be their leaders.
Why did people believe that women should get the vote?
Woman thought that since they were both humans and basically had the same bodies as males they could do they same stuff and not be inferior.
Some leaders of the Suffragettes?
Emmeline Pankhurst & Emily Davidson.
Slogan of the Suffragettes?
Deeds not Words!
What tactics did they use?
Crimes: Vandalism, Arson, Interrupt important meeting & chain themselves to le palace gate.
How did Emily Davidson die?
She got hit by a horse.
What evidence is there that the death was accidental?
She had a 2 way ticket so it would be useless if she was to die. Earlier when her friend asked her she sounded happy and someone who is about to die wouldn’t sound happy. She had a scarf that she would probably throw around the horse and if she was to die then it would be useless since the horse would fall and not pass the finish line with the suffragettes coloured scarf.
What evidence is there that the death was on purpose?
She had flags stitched to her jacket so that when people would inspect her body they would know that she was a suffragette. That accident would bring a lot of publicity to the suffragettes & she believed “One big tragedy will save many others.” She tried to kill herself in the past.
How did WW1 help woman?
Since all the men were at war the woman took over all the other jobs like factories and all those important things that show that they are as good as men.
When did woman get the first vote?
1918
