Suffragettes - Why Did Women Get The Vote - IN EXAM

Question 1

When did women get the vote

Answer 1

• after the war ended in 1918, the representation of the people act (1918), allowed women over 30 the right to vote
• in 1928 all women got the vote

Question 2

Explain the first reason why women got the vote: the suffrage movement

Answer 2

The Suffrage Movement:

• A huge factor was the women’s suffrage movement In the years leading up to WW1.
• The actions and campaigns of the suffragettes had done much to highlight the political injustice women endured.

Question 3

Explain the second reason women got the vote (war work)

Answer 3

War work:
- The success of the thousands of women who entered the workplace to do the jobs usually done by men won them considerable respect and admiration.

• Commonly referred to as the ‘weaker sex’, women had proved themselves to be every bit the equal of men.