Sugfargets Flashcards

1
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Restrictions women faced in 19th and 20th century

A

Women couldn’t vote
Didn’t get education
Poor women expected to go work for family
Rich women stays at home as a status symbol

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2
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Who was the creator of WSPU

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Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughter christabel Pankhurst

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3
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Who was Emily Davidson

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Gave up teaching to pursue campaign for suffragettes and thought they should be militant

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4
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What did Emily Davidson do in 1913 derby day

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Dashes under guard rails onto track and collides with horse and dies 2 days later seen as a martyr

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5
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WSPU tactics

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disrupted public meetings
They smashed windows,
set post boxes and buildings on fire and
staged protests.
When they were arrested or imprisoned, they went on hunger strikes.

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6
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Why did women eventually get the vote

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Because of there help in the war effort

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7
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WSPU stands for

A

Women’s social and political union

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8
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Governments response to WSPU methods

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Force feeding in jail and cat and mouse act

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9
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Motto

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Deeds not words

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