Unit 1: Women's Suffrage (1) Flashcards
How were women treated prior to 1914?
2nd class citizens, housewives, mothers.
What is a FANY?
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (WW1 paramedics)
How did women’s munitions work help to win the war?
Because this was a war of attrition, shells were in high demand as they could fire them at the enemy lines before an attack, weakening their defences.
How does Women’s war work not reflect positivity and national pride?
Because many women were actually forced into working and did not choose to voluntarily.
Lloyd George on WW1 work… (Q)
“They have assumed an enormous share of the burdens necessary to the practical conduct of war.”
Who were the NUWSS?
National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (Suffragists)
Who founded the NUWSS and in what year?
Millicent Fawcett, 1897
How many members did the NUWSS have by 1914?
50,000
How did the large following of the NUWSS help to gain suffrage.
It showed the group’s popularity and it was hard for the Gov. to ignore.
Name some of the tactics adopted by the NUWSS.
Rallies, pamphlets, petitions, lobbying MPs and persuasion.
What was the positive effect of the Suffragist’s peaceful tactics?
Maturity, responsibility, trust.
What was the negative effect of the Suffragist’s peaceful tactics?
Ineffective, little progress in 40 years.
Who founded the WSPU and in what year?
Emmeline Pankhurst, 1903.
Who were the WSPU?
Women’s Social and Political Union (Suffragettes).
How many WSPU supporters by 1910?
36,000
