the sufragists and suffragets Flashcards

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tactics of sufragists

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large scale public demonstrations (for publicity)
writting and passing out leaflets
public petitions
met with polotitions
helped candidates who supported votes for women durring elections

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by 1914 what conclusion could be drawn about the suffragists

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sucessful in raising awarness of the issue of votes for women and by 1914 had about 50,000 members however they where no nearer to changing the law and there work had little impact in parlement

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3
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what did the suffragettes do too the kings golf course at balmoral castle over night?

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replaced the marker flags

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what did the suffragettes do too the greens at all male boweling clubs and golf clubs around scotland?

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dug them up

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what did the suffragettes do too the contense of edinbrugh and glasgow pillar boxes?

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destroyed by bottles of acid being poured into them

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why did newspapers exagerate suffragete militancy?

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it helped to sell them and editors where genuinly outraged by the events

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