Women And The Vote Flashcards
What were the suffragists?
A peaceful group that campaigned for women to have the vote
What happened in 1903?
The suffragettes were formed
What were the suffragettes?
A violent organisation with the aim to break the laws until the government were forced to give women the vote
What happened in 1906?
The Liberals and Herbert Asquith were elected and suffragettes protest in the House of Commons
What did the liberals and Herbert Asquith being elected mean?
They brought sympathy to the suffragette and suffragist movements
What happened in 1908?
Suffragettes break windows in the House of Commons an chain themselves to railings
What happened in 1909?
Many suffragettes go on hunger strike and are force fed as a result
What happened in 1910?
The women’s vote is debated in the House of Commons so the suffragettes call off violence: when nothing was passed, the violence began again
What happened in 1866?
The suffragists were formed
