womans rights/women in WW1 Flashcards
what year did some women get the vote
1918
in 1897 what was the group created for women called
national union of women’s suffrage societies
what was the 1st group of women known as
the suffiragists
what did the suffrigists do to campain
used petitions, orginised meetings, wrte letters
in the 1900s what was the new group of women called
suffragettes
who led the suffragettes
emmeline pankhurst
what did the suffregetes do to campain
started riots, protests, hunger strikes in prison
when ww1 started what did the women do
took all the mens jobs
when were all women (over the age of 21) allowed to vote
1928
what was the cat and mouse act
when suffragettes were temporarily released from prison when they were becoming ill from there hunger strikes and when they recover they go back to prison
who led the suffragists
millicent fawcett
did the suffragists and suffragettes continue to protest during WW1
no they agreeed to stop protesting and give support during the war
when the suffregetes went to prison what were some of the problems they faced
they went on hunger strike and got force fed
what were some jobs woman had to do when the men were in war
farming, doctors, factories making wepons
how did the women get the vote
politicians realised after the war that women deserved better rights
