women's rights/ suffrage Flashcards
what does martyr mean?
the word martyr means someone who dies for their beliefs
what does the word suffrage mean?
suffrage means the right to vote
what does enfranchise mean?
to give someone the right to vote to set someone free
who did phossy jaw effect?
phossy jaw effects those who worked with white phosphorus
what are the three main symptoms of the disease phossy jaw?
.toothache
.painful abscesses
.bone tissue rotting away
.infected jaw glowing in the dark
who was Emmeline Pankhurst?
Emmeline Pankhurst was a suffragette who organised the UK suffrage movement that help women win the right to vote.
what’s the difference between the NUWSS and the WSPU?
The NUWSS is the suffragists who were more big on peaceful protests and verbal acts where as the WSPU was the suffragettes who used more violent acts in their campaigns such as smashing windows.
