women's Suffrage movement

Question 1

What did the 1832 Reform Act do in terms of women’s voting rights?

Answer 1

It explicitly excluded women from the franchise.

Question 2

What was the main strategy of the NUWSS under Millicent Fawcett?

Answer 2

Peaceful, constitutional campaigning: petitions, lobbying, publications

Question 3

Who founded the WSPU in 1903, and what made it different from the NUWSS?

Answer 3

Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters; used militant tactics like arson and window-smashing.

Question 4

What was the 1913 Cat and Mouse Act?

Answer 4

Allowed release and re-arrest of hunger-striking suffragettes once they recovered.

Question 5

How did WWI contribute to women getting the vote?

Answer 5

Over 1 million women joined wartime industries; their role was publicly recognised

Question 6

What did the 1918 Representation of the People Act do?

Answer 6

Gave the vote to all men over 21 and women over 30 with property qualifications.

Question 7

When did women get equal voting rights with men in the UK?

Answer 7

1928, with the Equal Franchise Act.