Suffragists Flashcards
1
Q
What success did they have
A
They held meetings and more than 20,000 people attended
Wrote books and newspaper articles called Common Cause
2
Q
What was the suffragists aim
A
To gain the vote for women in general elections also to improve womens rights (marriage)
3
Q
when was it founded
A
1897
there had been local associates since 1867
4
Q
One of there major petitions
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Sent to parliament
1910
gained 250,000 signatures
5
Q
What did the suffragists do that the suffragettes didnt
A
they earned the vote in a peaceful way
e.g persuading prime ministers not throwing axes at them
6
Q
Failure
A
There was little change happening in the law
Votes in parliament were voted against, or had run out of time to become law
