Vote For Women Flashcards
1
Q
When did the suffrage movement start ?
A
1903
2
Q
Three things suffragettes did
A
- broke windows
- burnt churches
- went on hunger strikes
3
Q
Women started to work in factory’s, how many worked in 1914 & 1918
A
1914
- 5 million
1918
- 6 million
4
Q
In the factory’s what harm happened to the women ?
A
Women got yellow skin from tnt bombs
Cancer in the jaw
5
Q
What were yellow skinned workers nicknamed
A
Canary
6
Q
What starts in 1909?
A
Hunger strikes and force feeding
7
Q
What did the government set up in 1913
A
The cat and mouse act
8
Q
When did Emily Davison jump in front of a horse at the Epsom Darby
A
1913
9
Q
What did the suffragettes start in 1908
A
Direct action, using violence
