Womens Suffrage

Question 1

What were some arguments for women having the vote

Answer 1

Women pay taxes,Other countries have allowed them the vote,Uneducated working men can vote,Women can vote in local elections

Question 2

Arguments against women getting the vote

Answer 2

Women and men have seperate spheres,Women don’t fight for their country,Womens views are already represented by their husbands,Women are too emotional

Question 3

By 1900 how many women were members of the Suffragists

Answer 3

50k

Question 4

How did the Suffragists protest

Answer 4

They collected petitions,Wrote to parliament and went on marches

Question 5

By 1905 the suffragists had gotten nowhere so what did a person and her daughters make

Answer 5

Emmeline Pankhurst and Her two daughters Christabel and Sylvia created the suffragetes

Question 6

What was the suffragetes motto

Answer 6

Deeds not words

Question 7

How did the Suffragetes plan to win the vote

Answer 7

They planned to win the vote by doing stunts in public that would gain them media attention like disrupting political meetings,chaining themselves to railings in downing street and throwing eggs at politicians and much more

Question 8

When the suffragetes were sent to prison what did they do

Answer 8

They went on hunger strikes which meant they had to be force fed meat and lime juice

Question 9

When did women over the age of 30 get the vote and what was the reason for it

Answer 9

They got it in 1918 and it was because they had helped so much during the war effort in keeping the country running

Question 10

When did women over the age of 21 get the vote

Answer 10

1928