Suffragists And Suffragettes Flashcards
Date
WSPU(suffragettes) founded to campaign for vote
1903
Date
Cat and mouse act introduced to tackle hunger striking suffragette prisoners
1911
Date
Emily Davison died in a suffragette protest at the derby
1913
Date
Suffragettes stopped campaigning as WWI started
1914
Date
Married women over the age of 30 gained the vote
1918
Date
Women finally got the vote on the same terms as men
1928
Millicent fawcett
Leader of NUWSS: peaceful suffragist campaigner
Emmeline Pankhurst
Leader of WSPU(suffragettes) is Ho believer in deeds not words
Herbert Asquith
Prime minister who was against voted for women but who later changed his mind
Mary Richardson
Slasher Mary, the suffragette who vandalised a painting in the national gallery in 1913
Lloyd George
Leading political who was targeted by suffragettes
Cat and mouse act
A law passed allowing hunger striking suffragists to be released from prison to avoid force feeding them
White feather
Suffragettes handed these out to men as a stumbling of cowardice in WWI
What was life like for women in the 19th century
- had to act a certain way eg.
- dress modestly
- stay at home and look after kids
- had to marry young
What were problems women faced in 1900s
-They werenât allowed to divorce even if their husband was cruel
-werenât allowed to earn money independently
-werenât allowed to vote or have a job
Date
NUWSS(suffragists) were founded to campaign for vote
1897
What methods did suffragettes use?
-believed in deeds not words
-physical action
-eg. Chained themselves to Buckingham palace
What methods did suffragists use?
-peaceful protestors
-wrote letters, made posters, petitions, made speeches
-soon, people realised that peaceful protesting wasnât working so they came up with the suffragettes
Who was Emily Davison
-suffragette who died in a protest at the derby, she was run over by a horse
Evidence that Emily davisons death was a accident
- close friend of hers declared that she wouldâve written a farewell letter
-an official policy officer reported stated that she had a return ticket, implying that she had the intention to live
-there were few alibis
Evidence that Emily Davisons death was a suicide
-she had made previous suicide attempts
-in a source she said âlook in the evening paper and you will seeâ
-she purposefully sewed two flags in her coat
