Women And The Right To Vote Flashcards
Who set up the NUWSS and when was it formed?
Millicent Fawcett
Formed 1897
What does NUWSS stand for?
National Union of Women’s Suffrage Society’s
Name some of the peaceful tactics that the NUWSS used and did these win the right for women to vote?
They held meetings, went on peaceful marches, had posters made and wrote letters and prepared petitions.
This did not win women the right to vote.
Who set up the WSPU and when was it formed?
Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Christabel and Sylvia.
Formed 1903
What does WSPU stand for?
Women’s Social & Political Union
Name some of the more militant tactics used by The WSPU.
Chaining themselves to railings Bombing and Arson Smashing windows Began a campaign of setting post boxes on fire Hunger Striking
Which British Chancellor’s house was attacked by The Suffragettes in 1913?
David Lloyd George who would also become the future British Prime Minister.
What was the official name for the Cat and Mouse Act?
The Prisoners Temporary Discharge of III Health Act. This was used when Suffragettes were hunger striking in prison and were too sick so the prisons just released them. The women would go home, get better and then go out protesting, only to get themselves arrested again. The prisons did not want women dying because it made the British Government look bad.
After the Cat and Mouse Act how did prisons force the women to have food?
They stuck a tube up the Women’s noses and put a mixture of raw eggs and milk down the tube. This tube was meant to put the food down into the oesophagus but sometimes it went into the windpipe and down into their lungs. This caused some deaths inside the prisons.
In what infamous event was Suffragette Emily Davison killed?
1913 Derby Day. She was knocked over by the Kings horse.
What event had a major impact on the Suffragette movement in 1914?
World War 1
True or False, did the Suffragettes stop to help with the War effort?
True
What jobs were women made to do during the War?
They were made to do all the jobs usually done by men like working in factories and farming. Women farming created the WLA (Women’s Land Army)
In what year did the government allow certain women to vote and what age did you have to be?
In 1918 women aged 30 and over who owned some property were allowed to vote.
In what year were men and women all given an equal right to vote and what age did you have to be?
A decade later in 1928 all women and men aged 21 and over were allowed the right to vote.
