Women’s Rights Flashcards
They are militant
WSPU
Formed in 1903
WSPU
What does WSPU stand for?
Women’s Social and Political Union
Suffragettes are…
WSPU
The leader of WSPU
Emmeline Pankhurst
Tried it break into government buildings
WSPU
Attacked public buildings
WSPU
Mainly London based
WSPU
Went on hunger strikes
WSPU
NUWSS stands for
National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies
The smaller group
WSPU
Had over 500 branches across the country
NUWSS
Organised as a democracy
NUWSS
Founded in 1897
NUWSS
Leader of NUWSS
Millicent Fawcet
Did organised, mass, peaceful, marches and rallies
NUWSS
Aloud men to join
NUWSS
Wrote thousands of letter to MPs
NUWSS
What was the ‘pilgrimage of London’?
A huge March that happened 18th July 1913 where over 500,000 were involved
Had sympathisers in the Labour Party
NUWSS
Formed form many smaller group joining together
NUWSS
Dr Julie Gottlieb’s view
The NUWSS and other smaller groups were not given enough credit for getting women the vote
When did women the vote
21 November 1918
Jane Robinson’s view
Not all WSPU members wear violent and extreme
Jane Robinson’s example
Victoria Liddiard was a high-ranking WSPU member who didn’t do hunger strikes because her mother told her not to
Dr Fern Riddell’s view
The WSPU were too violent and would’ve gone too far if not for the war
Arthur Marwick’s view
Women’s jobs during WW1 was the largest factor in getting women’s vote
What requirement did a woman have to meet or vote in 1918?
They had to be 30+ and own property as well as being married
How many women died from overexposure to TNT in WW1
Around 400
What was a man and woman’s pay during and just after WW1
26 Shillings a week for a man, 11 shillings a week for a woman
ROPA stands for
Representation Of the People Act
What was Emily Davison thought out of been doing when she died
Pinning a suffragette pin on the king’s horse
When did Emily Davison die?
June 8 1913
