work of suffragists and suffragettes 1.2 Flashcards
what was the union which started to raise the idea of women’s suffrage
National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS)
when was NUWSS created
1897
who led NUWSS
Millicent Fawcett
how did that SUFFRAGISTS campaign
-peaceful demonstrations
-petitions
-lobbying MPs
what did Emmeline Pankhurst form (union)
Women’s social and Political Union (WSPU)
what is ‘Women’s social and Political Union’ also known as
the suffragettes
what did the NUWSS and WSPU have in common
-disruptions of political meetings
-disrupt male dominated activities (Emily Davison throwing herself under the king’s horse)
what was the form of campaigning did the suffragettes do
hunger strikes
when did women get the right to vote
Representation of the People Act 1918
who got the vote in ‘Representation of the People Act 1918’
-all working men
-women over age of 30 (who were householders or wives of householders)
