BRIT 3 womens

Question 1

changing attitudes KU

Answer 1

Increased women’s rights leading to vote
Education Act 1880s - all above age of 5 attend school
1970 first women’s college in cambridge

Question 2

changing attitudes A

Answer 2

Advance into professions
Doc, teacher, lawyer
Intelligent to handle vote
Challenged precipitation of being reliant on men

Question 3

changing attitudes A+

Answer 3

Marriage bar - resign once married
Women never allowed to graduate

Question 4

changing attitudes E

Answer 4

Harold Baker 1912
Women in local elections 25 out of 11,000
While moving forward, still lacked in male dominated

Question 5

suffragists KU

Answer 5

Millicent Fawcet with peaceful actions
Demonstrations, propaganda, speak to MP’s
Mud March down london
3000 women and weather

Question 6

suffragists A

Answer 6

Mature and responsible
Speaking directly to those who can change laws
Respect from citizens
1914 - 53,000 members

Question 7

suffragists A+

Answer 7

Little media coverage
Couldnt gain nationwide support
Politicians argued slow and repetitive
Easily ignored

Question 8

suffragists E

Answer 8

Liberals denied 1910 11 12
Those who supported, not doing enough to push
Didnt suspend campaign
Lost supporters as werent helping in time of need

Question 9

suffragettes KU

Answer 9

Emmeline Pankhurst and two daughters
Gists moving too slowly
“Deeds not words”
Threw eggs at winston churchill
Sent to prison

Question 10

suffragettes A

Answer 10

Nationwide attention as tactics had to be spoken
Unavoidable so constantly talking about them
Force feeding
Sympathy from public

Question 11

suffragettes A+

Answer 11

Crazy lunatics
Attacked by a suffragette = lost support
Still in prison

Question 12

suffragettes E

Answer 12

Martin Pugh only pushed back campaign slowing it down, did more bad than good
Could help community at war from suspending campaign

Question 13

women’s war work KU

Answer 13

1914=war=men gone
Women took over jobs
Emergency services, trams, politicians
Munitionettes = danger
Canaries yellow pigment

Question 14

women’s war work A

Answer 14

Capable of doing what men did every day
Run a country with same abilities
Government gave as a thank you for hard work

Question 15

women’s war work A+

Answer 15

Given to small percentage of women
Didnt include those carrying out the jobs
Not full political equality to male counterparts = vote not given as thanks

Question 16

women’s war work E

Answer 16

Constance Rover “public opinion became overwhelmingly favourable towards women” praise received for contributions
Government saw public opinion firmly on side so gave thank you

Question 17

influence of other countries KU

Answer 17

19th century = british empire included ⅓ of the world
AUS, NZ, CDA
Women had right to vote in these countries
AUS = 1902
NZ = 1893

Question 18

influence of other countries A

Answer 18

“The Mother of Democracy”
Embarrassing british colonies had vote before
Put pressure on politicians

Question 19

influence of other countries A+

Answer 19

25 years since NZ changed their law
MP’s not under enough pressure

Question 20

influence of other countries E

Answer 20

f truly influenced, would have given vote as germany did
Country just defeated in war made to look more fair and equal
Britain did not match