Suffragettes Flashcards
(19 cards)
What is suffrage
The right to vote
What is a suffragette
A woman who wanted the vote
What tactics did the NUWSS use
Peacful
They were suffragists
What tactics did the WSPU use
Militant and peacful
They were suffragettes
What does NUWSS stand for
National union of women’s suffrage societies
When was the WSPU set up and by who
1903
Emmeline Pankhurst
What was WSPU’s motto
“Deeds not words”
Were people supportive of their tactics (WSPU)
No, more people joined the NUWSS
What were the tactics of the NUWSS
-writing letters to MPs
- petitions
- protest meetings
What were the tactics of the WSPU
- Advertising their cause eg their own newspaper and brand colours (purple, white and green)
- Hunger striking eg Marion Wallace Dunlop
- Martyr eg Emily Davison
- Arson eg set fire to post boxes, acid burnt on golf courses
- Stone throwing eg windows of 10 Downing Street
- Writing letters to MPs and newspapers and they held rallies
Who was the first hunger striker and when
Marion Wallace Dunlop in 1909
What did the government do to hunger strikers
They force fed them
- They were held down by force
- tube was shoved up their nostrils
- they were fed liquid foods
- sometimes the food went into their lungs
- this was very painful
When and what was the cat and mouse act
1913
Officially called “The Prisoners Temporary Discharge for ill health act”
Suffragettes were briefly let out of jail and would be forced to return when better
Some suffragettes didn’t return
What did suffragettes and suffragists do during WW1
- They stopped campaigning
- Were encouraged to do war work
Eg munitions workers, nurses, building planes, welders, bus drivers - At its peak 1.2 million women did war work
- This work could be dangerous and unhygienic
What happened in December 1918
Women aged 30+ got the vote
Men aged 21+ got the vote
What happened in 1928
Everyone 21+ got the vote Men
What does WSPU stand for
Women’s Social Political Union.
Who was the suffragette martyr
Emily Davison
Why did the WSPU use militant tactics
They failed to get the vote with peaceful tactics and decided that militant tactics gain more publicity.
