Women's rights

Question 1

1900

Answer 1

Women did not have the same rights as men - Victorians believed a women’s place was in the home, raising children. Working class women still worked but were paid less and were still expected to do housework

Question 2

Suffragists

Answer 2

Used peaceful methods to win the vote such as marches, meeting and petitions led by Millicent Fawcent. Supported by many MPs progress was extremely slow and frustrated many memebers

Question 3

Suffragettes

Answer 3

Emmeline Pankhurst broke away from the suffragists and favoured more direct action to win the vote, smashing window, heckling meetings, setting fire to post boxes and pouring acid on golf courses. Emily Davison even threw herself in front of the Kings horse, dying from her injuries. Many felt they were too extreme and lost support for the suffrage movement

Question 4

First World War

Answer 4

With many men at war, Women had to fill vacancies in factories and showed they were able to do ‘men’s jobs’. Changed attitudes and women over 30 with property were able vote in 1918 before the vote being extended to all women over 21 in 1928

Question 5

Late 20th century

Answer 5

Women still faced adversity but more steps were taken including:
Abortion act 1967 - gave women access to abortions
Divorce act 1969 - gave women the right to divorce
Equal pay act 1970 - became illegal to pay women less then men for the same work
Contraception became accessible on the NHS in 1974
Employment protection act 1975 - made it illegal to sack a women because she was pregnant