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Women and The Vote Flashcards

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Give an Advantage and Disadvantage of:

Writing a Letter to Parliament

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A: Your point may be taken into consideration
D: One letter probably wouldn’t have a huge effect

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Give an Advantage and Disadvantage of:

Organising a campaign

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A: Getting more people behind you
D: People may disagree with you

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Give an Advantage and Disadvantage of:

Violence

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A: Can’t be ignored
D: Could cause some accidents and injuries

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Give an Advantage and Disadvantage of:

Marches with banners

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A: Likely to be noticed
D: Could get in trouble for protesting

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Give an Advantage and Disadvantage of:

Advertisements

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A: Captive Audience
D: Might not be allowed to display it

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Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?

Ran meetings in most constituencies in the run up to the General Election

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Suffragists

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Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?

Heckled at meetings

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Suffragettes

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Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?

Started occasional attacks on property

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Suffragettes

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Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?

Wanted Women to have the right to vote

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Both

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Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?

Led a deputation to see the Prime Minister

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Suffragists

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Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?

Held processions

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Suffragists

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Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?

When in prison, went on hunger strikes

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Suffragettes

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Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?

Carried out arson, bombing and sabotage

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Suffragettes

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Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?

Had a large amount of success in London

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Both

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Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?

Raised a petition of over 280,000 signatures

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Suffragists

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Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?

Had very effective methods

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Both

17
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Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?

Purposely attempted to be arrested

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Suffragettes

18
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Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?

Only ever used peaceful methods

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Suffragists

19
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Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?

Were rejected a lot

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Both

20
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Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?

Used methods of violence

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Suffragettes

21
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Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?

Organised window smashing

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Suffragettes

22
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Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?

Held a public debate with opponents

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Suffragists

23
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Who were the Suffragists?

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NUWSS

24
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Who were the Suffragists?

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WSPU

25
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Why might violence have been a bad tactic?

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Men decided that women weren’t fit to vote

26
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Why might peaceful tactics have been ineffective?

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Weren’t bold enough to be noticed

27
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Why might the government hesitate in letting one group win them over?

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Other groups may copy the Suffragettes’ actions to get their own way

28
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What happened to the Women’s fight for the vote when war broke out?

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They left their campaigns behind and proved themselves worthy of the vote by pulling their weight in industry

29
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What were factory conditions like?

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Terrible! Women had to take frequent breaks from the horrible atmosphere!

30
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Why were women given the vote?

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As a reward for their hard work and so that the campaigns wouldn’t be a problem again

31
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How did Women’s lives change when they were given the vote?

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  • Given the choice of contraception
  • Allowed to be more free in their clothing
  • Could go out with boys without a chaperone
32
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How was Parliament affected when Women got the vote?

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Only 2 women were elected

33
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Who was given the vote in 1918?

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All women over the age of 30

34
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Who threw themselves in front of a horse at a Derby in 1913?

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Emily Davison

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