Topic 4- WSPU Flashcards
When was the fomation of the WSPU?
1903
When did the WSPU start militant actions?
1905
When did WSPU end alliance with Labour?
1906
When did the WSPU hold the first Women’s parliament in Westminster?
1907
When was the March in Hyde Park?
1908
When did WSPU militant action escalate?
1908
When did Asquith become PM?
1908
Was Asquith for or against votes for women?
against
When was the Women’s Suffrage Bill?
1909
Was the Women’s Suffrage Bill passed?
passed second reading but no further
When was thr Conciliation Bill?
1910
Was the Conciliation Bill passed?
yes but Asquith sdeclared there wasn’t time
When was Black Friday?
1910
What was Black Friday?
WSPU protestors sexually assaulted police
When was the parlimentary crisis between House of Lords and Commons?
1910
When was the Conciliation Bill passed but again abandoned?
1911
When was the Conciliation Bill voted down and the start of the arson campaign by WSPU?
1912
When did Emily Davison die?
1913
When was the failure of the Gvt franchise bill?
1913
When was the Cat and Mouse Act?
1913
What was the Cat and Mouse Act?
women on hunger strike were released from prison and rearrested when they were better
When did the WSPU stop campaiging to help war effort?
1914
When was the Representation of the People’s Act?
1918
What did the Representation of the People’s Act do?
gave women over 30 the vote
What is a Suffragist?
member of NUWSS
peaceful protest only
What is a Suffragette?
member of WSPU
What does NUWSS stand for?
National Union of Women’s Suffrage Society
What does WSPU stand for?
Women’s Social and Political Union
Who was Herbert Henry Asquith?
PM from 1908-1915
Liberal
against female suffrage
Who was David Lloyd George?
Chancellor of Exchequer
Liberal
for women’s suffrage but sometimes voted against bills for political reasons
Who was Kier Hardie?
Leader of Labour Party
champion of women’s suffrage
Who was MIllicant Fawcett?
leader of NUWSS
Who was Emmeline Pankhurst?
Leader of WSPU
Who was Christabel Pankhurst?
secretary of WSPU
key in maintaining militancy
Who was Sylvia Pankhurst?
artist who designed WSPU merchandise
Who was Emily Davison?
militant campaigner
died at Epsom Derby
When was force-feeding prominant?
1909-1913
What was the National Anti-Suffrage League?
group of mainly women who petitioned aginst female suffrage
When was National Anti-Suffrage League taken over by Lord Curzon?
1910
Who were Lord Curzon and Cromer?
conservatives
campaigned against women’s suffrage
What was the WSPU newspaper called?
Votes For Women
Who was Annie Kenney?
working class member of WSPU
What was the motto of the WSPU?
Deeds not words
