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What did Pankhurst do in 1889

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Became an early supporter of the women’s franchise league

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What did the women’s franchise league want

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To enfranchise all women

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When did Pankurst husband die

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1898

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What did Pankhurst do in 1903

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Created a women’s only group - WSPU

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What does WSPU stand for

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Women’s social and political union

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What was WSPU slogan

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Deeds not words

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What does deeds not words mean

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Actions speak louder than words

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What did Christabel and Annie Kennedy do in 1905

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Went to a meeting to demand of the liberal part would support women’s suffrage

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What happened to Annie and Christabel after after the liberal party meeting

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They got arrested

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What followed Annie’s and Christables arrest

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Attention and interest , and it encouraged Pankhurst to have WSPU follow a more combative path

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What does combative mean

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Fighting / aggressive

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What did WSPUS miltancy consist of at first

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Pressuring politicians , holding rallies

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What did Dailly Mail call WSPU , and what does this mean?

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Suffragettes . Right of women to vote

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What does suffragists mean

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Less militant

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Why did Pankurst encourage WSPU to reign in their demonstrations?

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A bill on women’s suffrage might move forward

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What militant actions were done in 1913? And what led to this

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Window breaking , vandalizing public art , arson. Group was dissapointed bill didn’t happen.

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What did women start doing in 1909, what did this lead to?

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Hunger strikes in prison. Led to violent force feeding, and early releases.

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Why did women have hunger strikes?

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Wanted to be known as political prisoners, wanted early release

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Why didn’t the government let the women just die in jail

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It was an embarrassment to the government . More martyrs for the movmemt would make them more supported

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Give an example of Pankurst on hunger strike

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She was sentenced to 9 months in prison for throwing rocks at Prime ministers residence (1912) she was soon freed.

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What was a new law in 1913

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Prisoners temporary discharge for ill Health act was enacted

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What does cat and mouse act mean

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Prisoners who were released for health reasons , could be rearrested once recovered

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How is the “cat and mouse act” got to do with women

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Suffragette mice being persuaded by authorities .

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What happened in 1913

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Incendiary device when off in unocompanied house being built for the chancellor of the execqheuer , David Lloyd George

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What sentence did Pankurst receive in 1913 because of the incendiary device

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3 years of penal servitude for inciting the crime , she was released after a hunger strike

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Where did Pankhurst to in 1914 and why

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USA for fundraising and lecture tour

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Why did Pankurst deliberately want to go to prison

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For more political recognization of women’s movement

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What happened during WW1

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Pankurst called for a halt to miltancy and demonstrations. Encouraged women to join factories. Gov released all WSPU members

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What did the women’s contribution in the war result in ? What were the voting ages ?

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Limited voting rights - women had to be 30 and men had to be 21

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What happened at the representation of people’s act in 1918

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A bill gave women the right to be elected to parliament

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How old was Pankurst when she died and when

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69, she died in London on June 14 1928

32
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When were women giving voting rights on par with men

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July 2 1928 (21 years)

33
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How was Pankhurst commemorated 2 years after her death

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With a statue of her in Londons Victoria tower gardens

34
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What did Americas time magazine do for Pankhurst

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Named her among the 100 most important people of the 20th century

35
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Name 3 methods the suffragettes used and why

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Burned down churches - Church of England against suffragettes
Vandalized Oxford street , breaking all windows
Refused to pay tax

36
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When did Emily Davison join WSPU

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1906

37
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What did Emily Davison give up to work full time for the suffragettes

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Her teaching career

38
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What was Emily Davisons arrest and sentence in 1909

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Months hard labor at strange ways prison , threw rocks at carriage of David Lloyd George

39
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What and where happened on June 14 1913

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Emily Davison threw herself in front of the kings horse at the Epsom Darby

40
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What was the Kings horses name

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Amner

41
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What did Davisons act of 1913 show about the women’s movement

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They were desperate for change

She would make dangerous sacrifices for women

42
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What happened to Davidson after the fall

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Fractured her skull, had internal bleeding and died without regaining consciousness

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What did people say Emily was trying to do at the Epsom Darby

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Tie the WSPU flag to the horse

44
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Why do people beleive she didn’t go to the Darby to die

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A return train ticket home , and a recently booked holiday

45
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What happened at Emily Davisons funeral

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Women wore purple green and white

They said “ she died for women”

46
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Where in the world , other than England is there a strong suffragette movement

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The USA

47
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Why was there a second wave if women already had the vote

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There were still huge inequalities against women in society

48
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What was expected from women

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To become housewives and mothers and discriminated in work environments , could not get bank loans for houses unless husband signed it

49
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How were women discriminated at work

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Jobs went to men first, women seldom promoted, women payed less, no maternity leave, no childcare facilities

50
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What jobs were women expected to have

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Nurse , teaching , librarians , social workers

51
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What is a patriachel society

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Society dominated by men

52
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What is a male hegemony

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Men had the power in society , they would persuade women that it is In their best interest to accept their status

53
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Why was there a lull during WW2 in women’s movmemt

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Women were filling the men’s jobs

54
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When was WW2 ? When was WW1

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1939-1945

1914-1918

55
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What were the reasons for the second wave movmemt

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War , men’s jobs , women preferred it
War , democracy and human rights , aware of human rights , equality
United Nations , charter on human rights , UNO , hypocrisy
Baby boomers , after war , different attitudes , not afraid of tradition
Women leaders / writers

56
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What did Germaine Greer write

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The female eunuch

57
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What did Betty friedman write

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The feminine mystique

58
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What did Simone de Beauvoir write

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,the second sex

59
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Who was Gloria Steinem

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Particular strong voice for women’s movmemt , wrote a lot and gave talks to inspire women

60
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What is to the left and right of the women’s wave

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Left = radical extreme 
Right = moderate
61
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Who was Rosie the riveter

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Iconic visual for women in the war effort who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II

62
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What were the methods and strategies used in the second wave

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New organizations to lead fight for women’s rights( moderate)
Lobbying gov and business owners go to change laws
Radical feminists , hateful in their condemnation towards men

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What organizations were ther during the second wave ? Who led them?

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National organisation of women (NOW) Betty Friedman USA

Women’s liberation movement ( WLB) many leaders UK

64
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What were the laws that NOW and WLB lobbied gov and business owners to change

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Equal pay for equal work, meternity leave, right to abortion and birth control, posters , peaceful street parades . Safe houses for rape and abuse

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What did some of the more radical feminists do during the second wave

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Attacked beauty pageants like Miss America , envaded Men only bars , hateful and agressive in their condemtiom towards men

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What did some of the radical extremists tell people to do

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Destroy makeup, High heels , hair curlers , bras in the bin

67
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What leader are the extreme radicals more extreme and radical then

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Betty Friedman ( led national organisation of women ) NOW

68
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What was there within the feminist movmemt , and what did they all want

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There was a range of opinions and strategies , but they all wanted equality for women

69
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What were the achievements of the second waves movmemt

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People became aware and educated about women’s rights
Gov and businesses changed laws for gender equality
There are many women’s rights thanks to second wave
International women’s day . United Nations continues to work in less developed countries

70
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What were the rights that the second wave achieved for women

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Maternity leave , childcare facilities , equal pay , gay and lesbian rights , equal pay act (1963) birth control pill (1960) civil rights act (1963)

71
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Is the women’s movmemt over

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No , the struggle for women’s rights equality continues today. It is not over at all

72
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What was Emiline Pankhurst

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An English activist

73
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What does gender equality mean

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Unequal treatment based on gender

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