JT womens rights Flashcards
what were attitudes to women in 1900s (3)
place was at home to raise a family working class women paid less than men law favoured men in divorce property and vote
when did the change towards attitudes to women begin and why
1850 women campaigned against inequality - the suffrage movements aim was to get the vote
who were the suffragists
national union of women sufferage - society led by millicent fawcett
a peaceful movement using petitions marches meetings
got support from mps to vote but always defeated
who were suffragettes
movement led by emily pankhurst
took more direct action smashed windows, heckled at meetings, chained to railings, set fire to post boxes, poured acid on golf courses
what happened in 1913
emily davison threw herself in front of the kings horse at the races and died
were the suffragets successful
made votes a nation issue but many thought them to extreme and lost support
what changed the role of women
ww1 men away fighting so gaps in workforce
what did effects of ww1 result in
movements encouraging women to support war effort do mens jobs it changed attitude and by
1918 women over 30 wo owned property got vote by
1928 all women over 21
did getting vote mean equal rights
no still paid less and had to leave work if married or pregnant
what increased equal rights
ww11
how were equal rights achieved
reforms introduced divorce act and equal pay laws
