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What were arguments or the female suffrage

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  • equal working conditions, access to education
  • Australia, New Zealand and some US states had the vote
  • many women were involved on local level politics
  • women paid the same taxes as men and should be able to vote for those who spent them
  • Britain could not be a democracy f over 50% of the adult population couldn’t vote
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What were arguments against female suffrage?

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  • women had different spheres
  • many were not interested in the vote
  • women were irrational and would not vote wisely
  • giving the vote to women would mean giving it to all men, some of whom who were not worthy
  • women did not fight in wars so shouldn’t vote for governments that might declare war
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Who were the suffragists led by?

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Millicent Fawcett

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When was the NUWSS formed?

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1897

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What were the suffragists main campaign methods?

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Rallies,!propaganda, petitions, letters to mp’s

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In what ways were the NUWSS effective?

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  • managed to get women’s bills proposed in parliament several times
  • managed to keep the movement in the public eye
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Who were the suffragettes led by?

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EmmelinePankhurst

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When were the WSPU founded?

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1903

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What methods of campaigning did the WSPU use?

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Direct action beginning 1908:

  • smashing windows in Downing Street
  • chaining themselves to railings
  • arson
  • vandalism
  • propaganda- ‘Votes for Women’ paper
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What happened on Black Friday?

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Many suffragettes were assaulted physically and sexually by police officers

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What happened on 4th June 1913?

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Emily Wilding Davison died at Epsom Derby when she threw herself in front of the kings horse

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When was the cat and mouse act introduced?

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1913

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What did the Cat and Mouse act entail?

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Releasing suffragettes when they went on hunger strike and re arresting them once they were recovered

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In what ways were the WSPU effective?

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  • the issue f female suffrage was never forgotten
  • effective campaign (‘votes for women’ newspaper)
  • many admired their willingness to suffer for their cause
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In what ways were the suffragettes ineffective?

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  • didn’t achieve the vote by 1914
  • divided the movement (NUWSS distanced in 1909)
  • suffragette violence turned Mp’s and public against them
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What work did women do on the front line?

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  • nurses
  • Salvation Army soup kitchens
  • women’s auxiliary army corps-drivers, secretaries and officials
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What work did women do on the home front?

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  • government departments took on 200,000 women
  • 800,000 women worked in engineering
  • 260,000 women worked on farms in the Women’s Land Army
  • thousands in munitions factories
18
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What work did the WSPU and NUWSS do in the war?

A

They worke together raising money for women left behind and encouraging men to volunteer

19
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What issue was there regarding the election in war?

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Many men were abroad fighting and were away for too long to be able to vote, so the government proposed the Representation of the People Act to give all men the vote

20
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What issues did the Representation of the People Act create?

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The suffrage movement argued that if all men had the vote, women should also get the vote

21
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What also helped gain women the vote?

A

The fact that Lloyd George became prime minister in 1916 and he supported the female suffrage

22
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When was the new act approved in the House of Lords?

A

January 1918

23
Q

Who were the suffragists led by?

A

Millicent Fawcett

24
Q

When was the NUWSS formed?

A

1897

25
Q

What were the suffragists main campaign methods?

A

Rallies,!propaganda, petitions, letters to mp’s

26
Q

In what ways were the NUWSS effective?

A
  • managed to get women’s bills proposed in parliament several times
  • managed to keep the movement in the public eye
27
Q

Who were the suffragettes led by?

A

EmmelinePankhurst

28
Q

When were the WSPU founded?

A

1903

29
Q

What methods of campaigning did the WSPU use?

A

Direct action beginning 1908:

  • smashing windows in Downing Street
  • chaining themselves to railings
  • arson
  • vandalism
  • propaganda- ‘Votes for Women’ paper
30
Q

What happened on Black Friday?

A

Many suffragettes were assaulted physically and sexually by police officers

31
Q

What happened on 4th June 1913?

A

Emily Wilding Davison died at Epsom Derby when she threw herself in front of the kings horse

32
Q

When was the cat and mouse act introduced?

A

1913

33
Q

What did the Cat and Mouse act entail?

A

Releasing suffragettes when they went on hunger strike and re arresting them once they were recovered

34
Q

In what ways were the WSPU effective?

A
  • the issue f female suffrage was never forgotten
  • effective campaign (‘votes for women’ newspaper)
  • many admired their willingness to suffer for their cause
35
Q

In what ways were the suffragettes ineffective?

A
  • didn’t achieve the vote by 1914
  • divided the movement (NUWSS distanced in 1909)
  • suffragette violence turned Mp’s and public against them
36
Q

What work did women do on the front line?

A
  • nurses
  • Salvation Army soup kitchens
  • women’s auxiliary army corps-drivers, secretaries and officials
37
Q

What work did women do on the home front?

A
  • government departments took on 200,000 women
  • 800,000 women worked in engineering
  • 260,000 women worked on farms in the Women’s Land Army
  • thousands in munitions factories
38
Q

What work did the WSPU and NUWSS do in the war?

A

They worke together raising money for women left behind and encouraging men to volunteer

39
Q

What issue was there regarding the election in war?

A

Many men were abroad fighting and were away for too long to be able to vote, so the government proposed the Representation of the People Act to give all men the vote

40
Q

What issues did the Representation of the People Act create?

A

The suffrage movement argued that if all men had the vote, women should also get the vote

41
Q

What also helped gain women the vote?

A

The fact that Lloyd George became prime minister in 1916 and he supported the female suffrage

42
Q

When was the new act approved in the House of Lords?

A

January 1918

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