Women's Vote Essay

Question 1

Intro

Answer 1

During the 20th century women where excluded from politics as many viewed them as incapable and uneducated- so shouldn’t vote
The representation of the peoples act gave women over 30 the chance to vote if they where land owners, had a degree or married

Question 2

Suffragettes KU

Answer 2

Militant tactics- shalshing-heckaling-chaining
‘deeds not words’
1000 in prison by 1914

Question 3

suffragettes A & A+ & EV

Answer 3

A- Publicity-news headlines
A+- made women look bad
EV- Forcefed VS gists ignored

Question 4

Suffragists KU

Answer 4

Peaceful methods
53,000 members and mutual support from male trade unionists

Question 5

Suffragists A & A+ & EV

Answer 5

A- Impressed public- reversed views
A+ members only from the suffragette ‘wild period’
EV- Felt sorry for (out of hand) VS easily ignored

Question 6

Women & WW1 KU

Answer 6

Elsie Ingles- 1000 women drivers, doctors,nurses
30,000 in munitions

Question 7

Women & WW1 A & A+ & EV

Answer 7

A- muck in, help in britains time of need, no sabotage
A+ strange reward women who earned it 20s- given to 30+
EV- 23,000 in WLA VS give up jobs when married

Question 8

Changing Attitudes KU

Answer 8

Infant custody act-1873- even accede of actuary- maintain custody
Girton college allowed women to gain degrees

Question 9

Changing Attitudes A & A+ & EV

Answer 9

A- Proves nothing to fear by letting women advance up in society
A+M/C womb didn’t care Q- “mad, wicked folly”
EV- 24/11,140 of womb in LC VS Billboards called women “Heros”_ vote given to the war