Votes For Women Flashcards
Why did women want the vote?
To be equal to men
Suffrage meaning
The right to vote
Suffragette meaning
A woman who wants the vote
Why type of tactics did the suffragettes use
Militant
What were the attitudes towards females
Women had no control over their money as it legally belonged to men.
They were viewed as child like not adults.
Women had limited personal freedom.
What types of families were encouraged? And how did this affect women?
Large families were encouraged as the church was opposed to contraception. This limited women’s lifestyle choices as they couldn’t work after having children. It also endangered their lives as it is unhealthy to give birth to too many children.
Were women expected to work? And why?
Upper and middle class women were not expected to work. Family doesn’t want women to work as it makes them look poor.
What are some careers women couldn’t do?
Doctors, architects, engineers
What were women ‘supposed’ to think about
Fashion, marriage, babies, family, puppies
How did the law favour men?
MEn could divorce. Men legally owned the children so If you divorced he could legally choose for you to never see your children again. Men also legally controlled their wives money.
Why was it difficult for women to go to university?
As they would need money which their husband only controlled.
What did society feel women showed
Limited potential
Name 2 organisations set up to win the vote for women
WSPU, NUWSS
What does NUWSS stand for
National union of women’s suffrage society
NUWSS - what are they called and what tactics did they use
Suffragists and peaceful
WSPU- what are they called and what tactics did they use
Suffragettes , militant and peaceful.
When was the WSPU set up
1903
Who lead the WSPU
Emmeline Pankhurst
What was the WSPU motto
Deeds not words
Who gave the suffragettes their nickname
The daily mail
Why did the suffragettes use violent tactics
They hoped their violent tactics would get the governments attention.
What happened when people weren’t supportive of all the militant tactics being used
People weren’t supportive of the suffragettes militant tactics so more joined the NUWSS
How did Emmeline pankhurst first get introduced to the campaigning
Her family supported votes for women and introduced her to this campaign
Why did Emmeline pankhurst set up the WSPU
She felt militant (hardline) tactics were the only way to get the vote from the government
How did Emmeline pankhursts job help her with the campaigns
It helped her learn about the problems other women faced e.g. poor women
Name some tactics the NUWSS used
Writing letters to MPs.
Petitions.
Protest meetings
Name some tactics the WSPU used
The same tactics as NUWSS but also…
Burning post boxes.
Burning acid into sports pitches.
Planting bombs e.g. in MPs houses.
Hunger striking.
When was hunger striking first introduced
1909
Who was the first WSPU member to hunger strike
Marion Wallace Dunlop
What did the government do when people started hunger striking
Force feeding
Describe force feeding
Held down on the floor with force while ties to chairs and iron bedsteads.
The tube was forced up nostrils so nasal pain became worse.
Food in lung= choking, vomiting, persistent coughing.
You could suffer from pneumonia + pleurisy.
Liquid food.
When was the cat and mouse act
April 1913
What was the cat and mouse act officially called
The prisoners temporary discharge for I’ll health act
Who was the cat and who was the mouse
Cat is government I.e. police,
Mouse is suffragette
Basically what was the cat and mouse act
Prisoners were the hunger striking suffragettes. While hunger striking in jail they became ill and sick. They were temporarily discharged for ill health. So they were let out of jail briefly and when they got better they must return to jail.
What are the WSPU events in order from 1910 - 1913 (11 events)
- WSPU militant tactics e.g. arson.
- Imprisonment.
- Hunger strikes.
- Force feeding.
- Negative publicity for government.
- Cat and mouse act.
- Early release from jail.
- Suffragettes refused to return to jail.
- Government looked weak.
- WSPU winning the publicity war against government.
- Suffragette martyr??
Name a couple more militant/violent tactics
Rallies, speeches, bombing.
Who was Emily Davidson?
A committed member of the WSPU
What did Emily Davidson do
Ran onto the race course and suffered from internal injuries
When did Emily Davidson run onto the race course
4th June 1915
Why was it suggested Emily Davidson was prepared to use violent tactics at the race
She had previously used other types of physical /violent tactics such as stone throwing and breaking windows.
Where was there evidence they Emily Davidson was going to make some sort of protest at the derby
Her words were, “look in the evening paper, and you will see something.”
What was the evidence that Emily Davidson didn’t mean to kill herself?
She didn’t leave a farewell message for her mother. This suggests she only wanted to make a statement.
Why do you think Emily Davidson has suffragette flags sewn into her coat at the derby?
To make sure no mistake was to be made of her motive if she died. She was trying to pin a flag onto the horse but didn’t realise how fast they were going and killed her.
What did Emily Davidson have on her at the derby
2 suffragette flags, money, keys, helped pass for festival the next week, notebook, envelopes, writing paper, 1 race card, railway ticket,
What suggests Emily Davidson wanted to martyr herself for votes for women
She said “one big trade by would save many others” suggests she wanted to be a martyr to stop the government acting against them once and for all.
Give me a conclusion on what you think Emily Davidsons intentions were
Meant to make a grand public gesture for the suffragette cause at the 191e derby but her actions went tragically wrong. Her words about the paper suggest something was going to happen but not fatal. She also had a ticket for a festival taking place after the derby suggesting she was still planning on attending it.
I think it was a publicity stunt which went wrong and the flags in her coat were to represent her motive at the end.
