Women and The Vote Flashcards
Give an Advantage and Disadvantage of:
Writing a Letter to Parliament
A: Your point may be taken into consideration
D: One letter probably wouldn’t have a huge effect
Give an Advantage and Disadvantage of:
Organising a campaign
A: Getting more people behind you
D: People may disagree with you
Give an Advantage and Disadvantage of:
Violence
A: Can’t be ignored
D: Could cause some accidents and injuries
Give an Advantage and Disadvantage of:
Marches with banners
A: Likely to be noticed
D: Could get in trouble for protesting
Give an Advantage and Disadvantage of:
Advertisements
A: Captive Audience
D: Might not be allowed to display it
Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?
Ran meetings in most constituencies in the run up to the General Election
Suffragists
Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?
Heckled at meetings
Suffragettes
Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?
Started occasional attacks on property
Suffragettes
Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?
Wanted Women to have the right to vote
Both
Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?
Led a deputation to see the Prime Minister
Suffragists
Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?
Held processions
Suffragists
Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?
When in prison, went on hunger strikes
Suffragettes
Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?
Carried out arson, bombing and sabotage
Suffragettes
Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?
Had a large amount of success in London
Both
Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?
Raised a petition of over 280,000 signatures
Suffragists
Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?
Had very effective methods
Both
Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?
Purposely attempted to be arrested
Suffragettes
Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?
Only ever used peaceful methods
Suffragists
Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?
Were rejected a lot
Both
Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?
Used methods of violence
Suffragettes
Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?
Organised window smashing
Suffragettes
Suffragettes, Suffragists or both?
Held a public debate with opponents
Suffragists
Who were the Suffragists?
NUWSS
Who were the Suffragists?
WSPU
Why might violence have been a bad tactic?
Men decided that women weren’t fit to vote
Why might peaceful tactics have been ineffective?
Weren’t bold enough to be noticed
Why might the government hesitate in letting one group win them over?
Other groups may copy the Suffragettes’ actions to get their own way
What happened to the Women’s fight for the vote when war broke out?
They left their campaigns behind and proved themselves worthy of the vote by pulling their weight in industry
What were factory conditions like?
Terrible! Women had to take frequent breaks from the horrible atmosphere!
Why were women given the vote?
As a reward for their hard work and so that the campaigns wouldn’t be a problem again
How did Women’s lives change when they were given the vote?
- Given the choice of contraception
- Allowed to be more free in their clothing
- Could go out with boys without a chaperone
How was Parliament affected when Women got the vote?
Only 2 women were elected
Who was given the vote in 1918?
All women over the age of 30
Who threw themselves in front of a horse at a Derby in 1913?
Emily Davison
