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WSPU 1903-1914 Part 2 Flashcards

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Why was Sylvia’s stance on the WSPU militancy hypocritical?

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She was regularly in and out of prison for acts of militancy

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How many times was Sylvia arrested in Spring 1913?

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3 times, going on a hunger strike on the third occasion

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What made Sylvia stand out from the rest of the Pankhursts?

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She was a socialist

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What did Syliva believe that the move away from Labour was typical of?

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Christabel’s ‘incipient Toryism’

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When did Sylvia leave the WSPU?

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1913

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What did Sylvia found?

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East London Federation of Suffragettes (ELFS)

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What was the difference between the WSPU and the ELFS?

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ELFS included male members and was a democratically organised society

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When did Emily Davison join the WSPU?

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1906

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When did Davison quit her job to campaign full-tme for the WSPU?

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1908

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What did Emily Davison do before the WSPU?

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Worked as a teacher; studied at the University of Oxford

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When was Davison killed?

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June 1913

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Where did Davison throw herself in front of the king’s horse?

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Epsom Derby

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What has been suggested about WSPU militancy?

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Much was not directed by the WPSU, but performed on individual members’ private initiative

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When did Christabel’s role in the WSPU diminish?

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After 1912

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Why did Christabel’s role in the WSPU diminish?

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She fled to France to avoid imprisonment

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How did Christabel get involved from the WSPU from afar?

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Regular meetings with Annie Kenney from Paris

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What in particular did Christabel direct from afar?

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WSPU’s arson campaign

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18
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When did Emmeline’s power diminish?

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1913

19
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When was the government seriously considering extending the franchise?

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1909-14

20
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What was the problem with the WSPU’s organisation?

A

WSPU’s autocratic nature was limited and inflexible

21
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What were several political obstacles preventing the success of female suffrage between 1909-14?

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PM’s personal opposition; 1910 constitutional crisis; debates over form of female suffrage

22
Q

When had many pro-suffrage MPs become disillusioned because of WPSU violence?

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By 1912

23
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Why could the WSPU be considered pragmatic? (sensible)

A

They conceived of only a limited extension to the franchise

24
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What was one of the biggest obstacles to female suffrage in 1909?

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Party deadlock between Conservatives and Liberals about the form it should take

25
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What kind of female suffrage were Conservative MPs advocating in 1909?

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Equal suffrage rights with men

26
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Why did the Liberals reject the Conservative proposal of female suffrage in 1909?

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Feared it would add more Conservative votes to the electorate

27
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What kind of female suffrage were Liberal MPs advocating in 1909?

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Extending suffrage criteria so that women and more working-class men would have the vote

28
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When did a significant women’s suffrage bill fail?

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1910

29
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Which Liberal MP introduced an unsuccessful private member’s bill for both male and female suffrage, based on a 3-month residential qualification?

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Geoffrey Howard

30
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How did the 1909 women’s suffrage bill fare in parliament?

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Failed to proceed

31
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What did the 1910 bill propose?

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Proposed to conciliate the suffrage movement by giving a limited number of women the vote according to their property and their marriage status (approx 1m women)

32
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How did the 1910 bill actually fare in the HofC?

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Conciliation Bill carried by 109 votes and was sent away to be amended in the HofC

33
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When was Black Friday?

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Nov 1910

34
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What happened on Black Friday?

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WSPU resumed hostilities and 300 women were being assaulted by police

35
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How many women died on Black Friday?

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3

36
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When was a 2nd conciliation bill passed?

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May 1911

37
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What did the 2nd conciliation bill pass by?

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255 to 81 - a majority of 167!

38
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Who opposed the 2nd conciliation bill?

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David Lloyd George (although a universal suffragist)

39
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Why did David Lloyd George oppose the conciliation bill?

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He was convinced that if it were to become law it would hand more votes to the conservative party
Asquith agreed to give female suffrage a week or more for its full discussion in 1912

40
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When was there a 3rd conciliation bill?

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March 1912

41
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How did the 3rd conciliation bill fare?

A

Defeated by 14 votes

42
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How did the female suffrage societies react to the failure of the 3rd conciliation bill?

A

NUWSS moved to make an alliance with labour

WSPU resumed even more militant tactics

43
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What was part of the reason for the failure of the 3rd conciliation bill?

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WSPU’s militant violence - its defeat represented the loss of WSPU’s best peacetime chance to secure the vote

44
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How did Asquith sabotage the 3rd conciliation bill?

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He persuaded Irish National MP’s (total 74 votes) to drop their support for the bill in order to secure legislation for IHR

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