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What happens during a general election?

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When the public vote for who runs the country.

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True or False?

Women could vote in general elections.

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False - No women could vote in general elections. It was believed that only men should deal with politics.

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Where was it believed a woman’s place was?

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In the home - supporting her husband and bringing up children.

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Who would usually get custody over children in event of a divorce?

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The men - husbands could get a divroce easier than wives and they usually got custody of children.

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Complete the sentence.

When women did the same jobs as men, they were paid…

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…much less.

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What was expected of a woman (in regard to work) once she was married?

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She was expected to give up her job and look after her husband

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Until what year did children automatically belong to their mother’s husband?

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1925

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Why was it thought that only men should deal with politics?

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It was thought that women were not intelligent enough to deal with power.

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9
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In what year did Queen Victoria die?

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1901

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10
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Had Queen Victoria been for or against women’s right?

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Completely against them

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a) In what year were women allowed to vote in local elections?
b) Why was this strange?

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a) 1888

b) Because they were not allowed to vote in general elections

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What would women having the ability to vote in general elections make Britain?

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Truly democratic

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13
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Who was the leader of the Labour Party?

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Keir Hardie

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Which 2 MPs did support votes for women?

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Keir Hardie (leader of the Labour Party) and David Lloyd-George

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Give an example of another part of the British empire that had already given votes to women.

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New Zealand

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16
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For what reasons did women demand the right to vote before the First World War? (3 things)

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  • Given that women paid taxes, women should have a say in how the taxes should be spent
  • Women were being classed alongside lunatics and convicts - the two other groups who were not allowed to vote
  • Women voters would set an example as the “moral guardians of the nation”
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17
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a) Which two other groups were women being classed alongside?
b) Why was this?

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a) Lunatics and Convicts

b) Because these were the other two groups who were also being denied a vote

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Define what a democracy is.

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Everyone has a say in the way the country is governed.

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Give some arguments against giving women the vote.

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  • Britain’s democracy was working perfectly well
  • Giving respectable women the vote will encourage them to develop their careers and neglect their families
  • Whilst women pay taxes, they have no idea of how to handle large sums of money
  • Women are too sensitive and emotional to be trusted with the vote
  • Some members of the Liberal Party (such as its leader Asquith) thought women were likely to vote for the Conservative Party so did not want them to get the vote
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What was the problem with those campaigning for the vote to be given to women?

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They wanted the vote to be given only to “respectable” property-owning, middle class women

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What was the name of the Liberal Party leader?

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Asquith

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Why did Asquith not want women to have the vote?

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He thought women were likely to vote for the Conservative Party so his own party (the Liberals) would fail

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What does the NUWSS stand for?

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National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies

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24
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Who set up the NUWSS?

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Millicent Fawcett

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When did Millicent Fawcett set up the NUWSS?

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1897

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What was set up by Millicent Fawcett in 1897?

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National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS)

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What was the NUWSS?

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National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies - It organised marches and petitions. By using peaceful methods they wanted to show that women were sensible enough to vote. They believed they should keep on the right side of the law and persuade Parliament that women should be able to vote.

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Why did the NUWSS want to use peaceful methods to get their message across rather than aggression and violence?

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To show that women were sensible enough to vote and to get Parliament on their side

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What does the WSPU stand for?

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Women’s Social and Political Union

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Who set up the WSPU?

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Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Christabel and Sylvia

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When did Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Christabel and Sylvia set up up the WSPU?

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1903

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What was set up by Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Christabel and Sylvia in 1903?

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Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU)

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What did the WSPU think about peaceful methods?

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They believed that peaceful methods wouldn’t work

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True or False?

The WSPU were prepared to break the law in order to get votes for women.

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True.

35
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Why were the WSPU were prepared to break the law in order to get votes for women?

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Because it would get them publicity and force the government

36
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What were the extreme direct action methods that the WSPU used known as?

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Militancy

37
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When did the WSPU’s extreme direct action methods known as militancy begin?

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1906

38
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Give some examples of what the WSPU did as part of their extreme direct action methods known as militancy.

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They broke up political meetings, slashed paintings and poured acid into pillar boxes (postboxes)

39
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What years marked the height of the violent, direct action campaign?

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1912-13

40
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How many Suffragettes were arrested in 1912?

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219

41
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What did Suffragettes do in 1912?

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They broke hundreds of shop windows

42
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Who died after running in front of the King’s horse at Epsom on Darby Day?

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Emily Davidson

43
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Where did Emily Davidson jump in front of the king’s horse?

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At Epsom on Derby Day

44
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What was the name of the king’s horse that Emily Davidson jumped in front of?

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Anmer

45
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What happened in July 1913?

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Emily Davidson became a martyr when she jumped in front of the King’s Horse Anmer at Epsom on Derby Day

46
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Emily Davidson became a _________ when she jumped in front of the King’s Horse Anmer at Epsom on Derby Day

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martyr

47
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When did Emily Davidson became a martyr when she jumped in front of the King’s Horse Anmer at Epsom on Derby Day?

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July 1913

48
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Why was Emily Davidson known as a martyr?

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Because when she jumped in front of the King’s horse Anmer at Epsom on Derby Day, she died for her belief in women’s suffrage.

49
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What did the Suffragettes do to get attention and shock people (direct militant action)?

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They cut telephone wires, set fire to derelict buildings, attacked and assaulted leading Liberals, poured acid on golf courses, and many went on hunger strike whilst in prison and were kept alive by force-feeding

50
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What happened to Suffragettes who went on hunger strike whilst in prison?

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They were force-fed to stay alive

51
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What relevance to the government did force-feeding have?

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It brought bad publicity to the liberal government due to reports of how brutal it was to the women in prison

52
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What Act was introduced in 1913?

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The Temporary Discharge Act, nicknamed “The Cat and Mouse Act”

53
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When was the Temporary Discharge Act introduced?

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1913

54
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What was the Temporary Discharge Act also known as?

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The Cat and Mouse Act

55
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What was the Cat and Mouse Act a nickname for?

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The Temporary Discharge Act

56
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What happened to hunger strikers who became too ill?

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They were released from prison and then sent back once they were better

57
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Who went to prison 12 times in 12 months and became very ill from doing so?

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Emmeline Pankhurst

58
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How many times in a year did Emmeline Pankhurst go to prison?

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12

59
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Why was the Temporary Discharge Act nicknamed the Cat and Mouse Act?

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Because of the way that the government allowed ill prisoners to leave imprisonment until they got better and then had to return - almost as if they government were “playing” with them/messing with them like a cat does when catching mouse prey

60
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Who set up the Women’s Freedom League?

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Charlotte Despard

61
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What organisation did Charlotte Despard set up?

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Women’s Freedom League

62
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Why did Charlotte Despard set up the Women’s Freedom League?

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She believed the Suffragettes had become too violent.

63
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In what ways were the Women’s Freedom League prepared to break the law?

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Only in ways that didn’t lead to violence

64
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What did the Women’s Freedom League refuse to do in 1911?

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Take part in the census

65
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Which organisation refused to take part in the census in 1911?

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Women’s Freedom League

66
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What things did the Women’s Freedom League do?

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  • Refused to take part in the 1911 census
  • Some chained themselves to railings outside the House of Commons
  • They refused to pay taxes as they were not represented in Parliament
  • Muriel Matters hired an airship and threw carrots and propaganda leaflets over the Houses of Parliament
67
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Who hired an airship and threw carrots and propaganda leaflets over the Houses of Parliament?

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Muriel Matters

68
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What did Muriel Matters do for the Women’s Freedom League?

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She threw carrots and propaganda leaflets over the Houses of Parliament

69
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What were the three Suffragette colours?

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Green, White and Violet

70
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What was the symbolism behind the colours of the Suffragette propaganda?

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Green, White and VIolet = Give Women Votes

71
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Which political party were most against women’s suffrage?

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Liberals

72
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True or False?

All women in Britain at the time supported the votes for women cause

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False - Not all women supported the Suffragette movement

73
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What happened when war broke out in 1914 to the Suffragette movement?

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  • Emmeline Pankhurst and the Suffragettes called off their campaign and supported the war effort
  • All existing prison sentences were pardoned
  • Mrs Pankhurst organised meetings to show how women could support the war effort
74
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How did women support the war effort when war broke out in 1914?

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They took the jobs of men fighting in France

75
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What did the prime minister David Lloyd-George say about women’s support for the war effort?

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That women’s work had changed people’s opinion of votes for women

76
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What Act gave the vote to women over 30 (and all men over 21)

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1918 Representation of the People Act

77
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When was the Representation of the People Act introduced?

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1918

78
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What was achieved for the votes for women campaign in 1918?

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Representation of the People Act meant that all women over 30 (and men over 21) had the vote

79
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What was the issue with the Representation of the People act?

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Because it was all men over 21 plus women over 30 now entitled to a vote, it ensured a majority of voters were male so there was still not equality

80
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In the 1800s women were considered to be _______ to men.

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Inferior

81
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Women were _________ dependent on men and had few ________ rights.

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  • Financially

- Civil

82
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By the 1900s men’s attitudes to women were starting to _____. Women were able to enter _______ such as _________ and inventions such as the ________ and typewriter opened up new job opportunities for women.

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  • change
  • work
  • teaching
  • telephone
83
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What were members of the NUWSS known as?

A

Suffragists

84
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What were members of the WSPU known as?

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Suffragettes

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