women Flashcards
suffragettes K1
although the exact number of members is difficult to calculate, the WSPU was wealthy enough to employ 98 female office workers in London and 76 officers in charge of regional branches.
suffragettes K2
the suffragettes took part in the car and mouse act which involved women going on hunger strike during their prison sentence. due to the “temporary discharge of prisoners act 1913” the hunger strikers were released and rearrested once they were healthy. however the women would change their names or hide and therefore could not be rearrested.
suffragettes A+
however, many men argued that the violent campaigning of the suffragettes was an excellent example of why women could not be trusted with the vote, giving many politicians the perfect excuse to deny women the vote.
suffragists K1
the NUWSS was founded in 1897 by Millicent Fawcett and used their political connections to introduce bills into parliament. these were known as conciliation bills and were introduced in 1910, 1911 and 1912. All 3 bills failed but raised awareness of the suffrage movement in parliament.
suffragists K2
in 1907 the mud march took place which was a peaceful protest organised by the suffragists in which 3000 women marched.
suffragists A+
despite their campaigning and political connections, women still did not have the vote by 1914. the NUWSS were criticised for being “too slow” and not generating enough media attention.
women’s war work K1
prior to the war, approximately 200,000 women worked in what would become the munitions industry. by the wars end the number was closer to 900,000.
women’s war work K2
women worked as conductors on trams and buses and nearly 200,000 women found work in government departments.
women’s war work A+
the women who contributed to the war effort were working class women in their 20s whereas those who received the vote were middle class women in their 30s proving the vote was not a reward for war effort.
