suffragettitties Flashcards
the suffragettes started off relatively peacefully until..
in 1905 when Christabel Pankhurst and Annie Kenney interrupted a political meeting in Manchester to ask two liberal politicians if they believed women should have the right to vote
who were the two liberal politicians that were questioned
Winston Churchill and Sir Edward Grey
what happened to Pankhurst and Kenney
they were thrown out of the meeting and arrested for causing an obstruction and a technical assault on a police officer
what did Pankhurst and Kenney do after these events
both women refused to pay a fine, preferring to go to prison to highlight the injustice of the system as it was then
what were some of the things that the suffragettes did (first 3)
refusing to bow to violence, they
- burned down churches as the Church of England was against what they wanted
- they vandalised Oxford Street, apparently breaking all the windows
- they chained themselves to Buckingham Palace as the Royal Family were seen to be against women having the right to vote
what were some of the things that the suffragettes did (next 3)
- they hired out boats, sailed up the Thames and shouted abuse through loud hailers at Parliament as it sat
- others refused to pay their tax
- vandalised golf courses
what happened to the politicians
- politicians were attacked as they went to work
- their homes were firebombed
first decade of Britain in the 20th century?
the first decade of britain in the twentieth century was proving to be violent in the extreme
what did the suffragettes do when they were put in prison
they were quite happy to go to prison, here they refused to eat and went on a hunger strike
describe the Cat and Mouse Act, (the response of the government of Asquith)
when a suffragette was sent to prison, it was assumed she would go on hunger strike as this caused the authorities maxium discomfort, The Cat and Mouse Act allowed the suffragettes to go on a hunger strike and let them get weaker and weaker. Force feeding was not used
