women and the vote knowledge Flashcards
in the ___ century women and men had separate roles. men were seen as _____ and ____ and women were seen as ______ and ____________.
in the 19th century, men and women had separate roles. men were seen as smart and strong and women were seen as weak and emotional.
in ____ the people act gave all women ____ ___
who paid taxes the right to vote
in 1918 the people act gave all women over 30 who paid taxes the right to vote
in _____, Emmeline __________, in frustration of slow suffragist movement, created the women’s _____ __________ union. the WSPU had the motto ‘_____ ___ _____’ which signalled there much more militant approach.
in 1903, Emmeline Pankhurst, in frustration with the slow suffragist movement, created the Women’s social political union. The WSPU had the motto ‘deeds, not words ‘ which signaled their much more militant approach.
the suffragettes used a range of tactics starting with holding ______ and marches and then progressing to disrupting political ________ and politician’s lives. some resorted to more extreme methods. for example, in June ____, Emily ________ was killed after running in front of the king’s horse.
rallies
meetings
1913
Davidson
the national union of womens suffrage society was founded in ____ and by ____ reached 54000 members making it the largest suffrage group
1897
1917
the NUWSS believe that ________ persuasion through argument and __________ was the best way to achieve their aims and therefore took a ___-_______________ approach to campaigning such as petitions, meetings, pamphlets and posters.
peaceful
education
non confrontational approach
nearly all members were ______/_____ class. as a result largely campaigned for middle class ________ owning women
middle/upper
property
in ____, the ‘_________ _____’ became the first female medical students in Britain, though the faced _____________ and were not allowed to graduate, several including ______-___-_____, managed to succeed in becoming doctors
1869
Edinburgh seven
discrimination
Sophia jex blake
in ____, the first British women were admitted to a _________. the ______ nine studied at the University of London and went on to become successful teachers, lawyers, and writers
1868
university
London
the government became under a lot of pressure as its methods became more extreme leading to many being ________. for example, window _________campaign in _____ which included _________ street.
arrested
smashing
1913
downing
in ____, imprisoned suffragette ________ _______ campaigned a _______ strike to embarrass the government which resulted in them being force-fed
1909
Marion Dunlop
hunger
many women were brought into the workforce to fill jobs by ____, thousands of new jobs were created in the _______ industry, and from ____ women were actually recruited to _______________ shells for the _____________.
men
munitions
1915
manufacturer
battlefields
as well as munitions, women took on roles in many other _______ and ______________ that have previously been exclusively male, such as the ______. in _____, Edith _____ became Britain’s first female _______ officer
industries
occupations
police
1915
smith
police
