Women's Right to vote

Question 1

When were the suffragists setup?

Answer 1

1897

Question 2

What formed the suffragists?

Answer 2

Many separate women’s suffrage societies joined together to form the suffragists.

Question 3

What does NUWSS stand for? (Suffragist movement)

Answer 3

The National union of women’s suffrage societies.

Question 4

By 1914 how was the suffragists successful?

Answer 4

• Had 100,000 members

* 400 branches

Question 5

What group predominately made up the suffragists?

Answer 5

Middle class women.

Question 6

What sort of ‘tactics’ did the suffragists use?

Answer 6

• Propaganda
• Wrote letters to Mp’s
• Organised rallies.

Question 7

What were the two notable suffragist rallies?

Answer 7

• Hyde Park Demonstration - 1908

* Women’s Pilgrimage - June 1913

Question 8

How effective were the suffragists?

Answer 8

• They were ineffective as they did not achieve the vote by 1914.
• Did manage to put the suffrage bill to parliament many times and get it on the agenda.

Question 9

Who formed the suffragettes?

Answer 9

emmeline pankhurst

Question 10

Who were emmeline pankhurst’s daughters?

Answer 10

• Sylvia

* Christabel

Question 11

When was the suffragettes founded?

Answer 11

• 1903

Question 12

Why was the suffragettes founded?

Answer 12

Because the founders were frustrated with the lack of progress the suffragists were having.

Question 13

What Acryonmum is used to identify the suffragettes?

Answer 13

WSPU

Question 14

What does ‘WSPU’ stand for?

Answer 14

Women’s Social and political union.

Question 15

When did the suffragettes start to take ‘violent’ action?

Answer 15

1908

Question 16

What did the suffragettes do in 1908?

Answer 16

• Smashed windows in downing street.

* Chained themselves to railings.

Question 17

How were the suffragettes treated?

Answer 17

• Assaulted in demonstrations.

* Force feeding in prison.

Question 18

When was the ‘Cat and mouse’ act passed?

Answer 18

1913

Question 19

Which suffragette died by jumping in front of king George’s horse?

Answer 19

• Emily Wilding

Question 20

When did the horse incident occur?

Answer 20

June 4th 1913.

Question 21

What did suffragettes do once arrested?

Answer 21

Many went on hunger strike to draw attention to the movement.

Question 22

Why were the suffragettes not effective?

Answer 22

• Did not get the vote by 1914
• Divided the women’s movement.
• Turned some women against the idea of suffrage.

Question 23

How were the suffragettes successful?

Answer 23

• Drawn attention to the cause

* Hunger strikes gained them sympathy and support.

Question 24

Who was the leader of the suffragists?

Answer 24

Millicent Fawcett

Question 25

What happened in 1911 with the conciliation bill?

Answer 25

The bill promised the vote for women, and was backed by a majority of 167 MP’s

The suffragists held 4000 meetings to support it

Asquith dropped the bill, and then planned to introduce votes for all men and said an extra clause for women could be tacked on the end if MPs allowed it

Question 26

What was the suffragist response to the conciliation bill being dropped?

Answer 26

• lead a deputation to see the Prime Minister to persuade him to change his mind
• decided to support Labour next election as they were the only ones who were committed to female suffrage
• organised a peaceful pilgrimage from Carlisle to London with thousands of suffragists

Question 27

What was the suffragette response to the dropping of the conciliation bill?

Answer 27

• escalated their campaign of violence
• smashed windows, set fire to post boxes, bombed churches, damaged cricket pitches and golf courses, and much more
• when imprisoned, they went on hunger strike

Question 28

What did the 1901 factory act do?

Answer 28

Reduces the number of hours which women can work by 1.

Question 29

What does the 1896 factory act do?

Answer 29

Women can not be employed for 4 weeks after having a child.

Question 30

What happens in 1891 in terms of education?

Answer 30

Free and compulsory education is introduced for all children up to 12.

Question 31

Give 4 arguments for female suffrage:

Answer 31

1) Women pay taxes so they should have a say on how that’s spent.
2) women could already vote on local elections.
3) Women were involved on local councils and poor law boards.
4) Uneducated men could vote but respectable women could not vote.

Question 32

Give 4 reasons against female suffrage:

Answer 32

1) Giving women the vote, would give all men the vote.
2) More important issues women can be concerned such as trade unions.
3) Only middle class women were concerned with the vote, this would mean working class women wouldn’t be represented.
4) Women were too emotional.