Woman And The Suffragets Flashcards
What were reasons for women not having the vote?
Giving women the vote will mean all the men will have to have it. Including the riffraff. Only 60% of men had it at the time.
They are too emotional.
It will encourage them to develop there careers and only the undesirable classes will have children.
They don’t take part in wars, so they shouldn’t have a say on when we go to war.
They should be protected by the grubby world of politics.
There are more important problems like Ireland the the trade unions.
Some women didn’t want the vote.
How were woman rights improving?
They could divorce if the husband beat her or committed adultery.
They had more jobs as shop workers, clerks or secretaries.
More women were going to university and becoming doctors.
Elizabeth Garret Anderson became the first women doctor in 1865
By 1900 they could take part in local elections or become councillors.
By 1914 20% of working women were in a union.
Women could help with political campaigns and spoke on the same platforms as men.
They could become teachers (but were paid £35 less annually)
What did Queen Victoria say about giving woman the vote?
With the vote, woman would become the most hateful, heartless, and disgusting human beings. Where would be the procreation which man was intended to give the weaker sex?
What are reasons for giving women the vote?
Parliament’s decisions affect men and women so they should both have a say on what Parliament says.
Many uneducated working class men can vote while upper class respectable women couldn’t.
They pay tax so they should have a say on where the money goes.
Many single women and widows bear the same responsibilities as men.
They are the spiritual spine of the nation. They will provide Christian leader ship.
They have special skills so they can make good decisions on education and the home.
They all ready take part in local elections and take part in loco government bodies.
Explain the suffragist movment.
Called the NUWSSS
Founded 1897
Ran by Millicent Fawcett.
Argued their case with MPs. Issued leaflets, presented petitions, wrote letters, held meetings and at every election they questioned candidate policy.
Women were many middle class, except in Lancashire where women cotton workers joined.
There were over 500 branches all over the country.
What are the successes of the Suffragists?
Gained support from back bencher liberals, and some conservative and labour MPs
What are the failures of the Suffragists?
The powerful liberals thought they would vote conservative. Back bencher Tories didn’t want it and it was never a priority.
Explain the suffragette movment?
Called the WSPU
1903
Emmeline Pankhurst was the leader.
They harassed ministers and disrupted political meetings. Chained them selves to railings so the police couldn’t move them. Throw stones at the windows of No. 10 bombed Lloyd George’s house, attacked Asquith with whips.
Why where the suffragettes violent?
They couldn’t be ignored.
People would know about the issue.
Politicians would be scarred of them.
They got media attention.
Did Emily Davison intend to commit suicide?
No as she made bets on horses.
She had a helpers pass meaning she was going to help on a later date.
She was seen putting Suffragette ribbons on horses before.
She had a return train ticket.
Explain the cat and mouse act.
Officially called the “prisoners (temporary discharge for ill health)act”
It began in 1913 and if suffragette was ill because of a hunger strike, they would be released and then re-inprisoned when well again.
How were women oppressed in the 19th century?
A women’s property and possessions became the husbands on marriage.
Many jobs were completely closed to them.
Many felt they were too weak to study and couldn’t make decisions.
What does NUWSS stand for?
National union of Women’s Suffrage Societies.
What does WSPU stand for?
Women’s social and political union.
When did Emily Davidson die?
1913 at the Epson Derby.
