Votes for Women Flashcards
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CHANGING ATTITUDES ANALYSIS
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- Access to education, educated enough to argue cause & participate in politics.
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CHANGING ATTITUDES ANALYSIS+
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-Too slow. Bills Liberals tried to get through held up by House of Lords.
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SUFFRAGISTS ANALYSIS
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- Showed women as responsible & respectful, gained support of MPs such as George Lansbury. Pugh claims they had support from 50% of MPs
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SUFFRAGISTS ANALYSIS+
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- Peaceful tactics moved too slowly & didn’t have enough publicity for cause. Didn’t appeal to all women.
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CHANGING ATTITUDES TO WOMEN KU
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- MATRIMONIAL CLAUSES ACT increased access to children after divorce.
- 1870s universities opened doors to female students showing intellectual equality.
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SUFFRAGIST KU
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- Peaceful tactics (pamphlet, meetings, petitions).
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SUFFRAGETTES KU
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- Smashing windows, chaining themselves to railings, setting fire to buildings & pouring acid in post boxes.
- 1913, Ashley Road set on fire.
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SUFFRAGETTES ANALYSIS
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- Showed women were passionate about cause. Martyrs like Emily Davison willing to die. Generated publicity consistently.
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SUFFRAGETTES ANALYSIS+
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- MP’s viewed behaviour as immature. Seen as terrorists. Asquith facing terrorism by Irish Nationalists & couldn’t give into female ‘terrorists’ in Britain. Damaged reputation Suffragists gained.
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WOMEN AND THE WAR EFFORT KU
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- WOMEN’S AUXILIARY CORPS. Took over jobs traditionally done by men (bus conductors, postal service workers, gov departments).
- Dangerous munitions, making shells & ammunition.
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WOMAN AND THE WAR EFFORT ANALYSIS
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- Kept country going. Showed themselves responsible to vote. Should be rewarded.
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WOMAN AND THE WAR EFFORT ANALYSIS+
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- Over 30 gained vote, many women working younger.
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EXAMPLES OF OTHER COUNTRIES KU
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- New Zealand, Australia, Canada granted universal suffrage, pressuring UK.
- Britain presenting itself as “mother of democracy”, hypocritical not to.
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OTHER COUNTRIES ANALYSIS
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- Britain didn’t want to be left behind or seen as less powerful than other countries. Russian Revolution sparked fear into Gov.
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OTHER COUNTRIES ANALYSIS+
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- These countries gave the vote well before 1918. If this was a pressing factor the Gov would have been pushing for women to gain the vote earlier however Conciliation Bills 1910 & 1911 didn’t get through.
