Suffrage and Civil Rights 1900 - 1970 Flashcards
(8 cards)
When were women given voting rights in Britain?
1918
True or false :
Woman weren’t aloud to get an education?
True - Middle class woman weren’t aloud to work and Woman were far less likely to go to school
Who was Millicent Fawcett?
She was a Suffragist who believed that peaceful and law-abiding tactics would eventually help women get the right to vote
Who was Emmeline Pankhurst?
She was a Suffragette who led the Women’s Social and
Political Union (WSPU). She favoured more
extreme tactics and wanted votes for women to
happen quickly
What WSPU stand for?
Women’s Social and
Political Union
What were some suffragette tactics?
-chaining themselves torailings,
-making posters and banners, -destroying art work,
-making home made bombs and arson attacks.
What is a SUFFRAGIST?
Men / Woman wanting a votes
What is SUFFRAGETTE?
Only woman wanting the vote
