Women's Suffrage Flashcards
How were women forced to be dependent on men in the past?
Women could not control their own income and property after marriage.
What was a woman’s expected ‘job’?
To be a wife and a mother.
What was the main idea women fought for?
To get the vote.
What did Millicent Fawcett do?
She organised all the groups campaigning for women’s suffrage together to form the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS). They became known as the Suffragists.
What did the Suffragists believe in?
They believed in using peaceful methods, such as meetings, speeches, posters and letters to achieve the vote.
Who was Emmeline Pankhurst?
A member of the NUWSS who decided it was time to take more actions.
What did Emmeline Pankhurst and her 2 daughters set up?
The Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU).
What did the WSPU believe in?
‘Deeds not words’
What happened to the women who wanted change but did not believe in violent methods, and were mostly pacifists?
They broke away and created the Women’s Freedom League (WFL)
What 2 things did the WFL campaign for?
The vote, as well as equal pay for women.
When, where and why did the NUWSS start a pilgrimage?
When the government did not pass ac act in 1912 to extend the vote to women, the NUWSS started a pilgrimage from Carlisle to London.
How many people joined the NUWSS pilgrimage in support?
Thousands.
When did the Suffragettes start a stone-throwing campaign?
1912
What happened a result of the Suffragettes stone-throwing campaign?
Hundreds of windows were smashed and over 200 suffragettes were arrested.
Give 2 ways that Suffragettes took their actions further:
-Making arson attacks
-Blowing up buildings
What were MP’s warned to be suspicious about?
Parcels, in case they contained explosives.
How did women protest in prison?
By going on hunger strikes.
Why did women go on hunger strikes in prison?
As a way to continue their campaign by gaining publicity.
When was ‘Derby Day’?
1913
Who deliberately threw themselves in front of the king’s horse as Epsom?
Emily Wilding Davidson.